Parveen Amanullah
{{short description|Indian social activist turned politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Parveen Amanullah
| office = Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
| native_name_lang = hi
| native_name = परवीन अमानुल्लाह
| term_end = 2014
| term_start = 2010
| successor = Shreenarayan Yadav
| parents = Syed Shahabuddin (father)
| spouse = Afzal Amanullah
| birth_name = Syeda Parveen Shahab
| death_date = 1 October 2023
| birth_date = 1958
| predecessor = Jamshed Ashraf
| death_place = New Delhi
| constituency = Sahebpur Kamal
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| otherparty = Janata Dal (United)
| alma_mater = University of Delhi
| office1 = Minister of Social Welfare in Government of Bihar
| termstart1 = 26 November 2010
| termend1 = 20 May 2014
| leader = Nitish Kumar
| leader2 = Nitish Kumar
| predecessor1 = Damodar Rawat
}}
Parveen Amanullah (1958-1 October 2023){{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Pinky |date=2023-10-01 |title=Former JD(U) Minister Parveen Amanullah Dies |url=https://biharbandhu.in/national/former-jdu-minister-parveen-amanullah-dies/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=The Bihar Bandhu |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=Former Bihar Minister Parveen Amanullah passes away {{!}} The Indian Awaaz |url=http://theindianawaaz.com/former-bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |language=en-GB}} was an Indian social activist turned politician. She held the post of Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from 2010 to 2014.
Early life
Amanullah was the daughter of former Member of the Lok Sabha from Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency, Syed Shahabuddin and the wife of senior Bihar cadre IAS officer Afzal Amanullah.
Political career
Before entering politics she was known for her activism, especially in regard to her use of the Right to Information Act, 2005 to bring out the apathy prevalent in government institutions.{{cite web |date=17 July 2010 |title=Parveen Amanullah has filed over 600 RTI applications to make the system deliver. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20100726-parveen-amanullah-743542-2010-07-17 |access-date=2018-07-08 |website=India Today}}
She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Indian general election against the BJP Member of Parliament Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aap-s-parveen-amanullah-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/story-YhsmBRSq2OH5yZH1280o5K.html AAP's Parveen Amanullah to take on Shatrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904205358/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/aap-s-parveen-amanullah-to-take-on-shatrughan-sinha-in-patna-sahib/story-YhsmBRSq2OH5yZH1280o5K.html |date=4 September 2017 }} She was elected as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2010 from the Sahebpur Kamal constituency in Begusarai district as a candidate of the Janata Dal (United) after defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal's Shreenarayan Yadav.
She became the Social Welfare minister of Bihar in Nitish Kumar's government and held the portfolio until February 2014 when she resigned from JD(U) citing "governance issues" and "lack of work satisfaction". She joined Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party two days later.[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns-from-nitish-government-quits-party-too-549767 Parveen Amanullah resigns from Nitish government, quits party too] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005051024/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns-from-nitish-government-quits-party-too-549767 |date=5 October 2017 }}[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns/article5653092.ece Bihar minister Parveen Amanullah resigns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619081929/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-minister-parveen-amanullah-resigns/article5653092.ece |date=19 June 2014 }}
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Category:People from Begusarai district
Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Bihar
Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians
Category:Aam Aadmi Party candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
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