Syed Shahabuddin
Syed Shahabuddin (4 November 1935 – 4 March 2017) was an Indian politician and diplomat from
Gaya,
Bihar. He began as a
diplomat working for the
Indian Foreign Service, but later became well known as one of the most articulate Muslim politicians of independent India. He switched careers after
the Emergency, at the time when the Congress began its decline and Hindu nationalism first started its ascent to power. He served three terms from 1979-1996 as a member of the
Parliament of India. He was known for his leadership of the Muslim opposition to the
Shah Bano case and the
Demolition of Babri Masjid. He died in March 2017 of long-term asthma, at a hospital near his residence in
Delhi, India.
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