| 1. Shahnawaz Hussain is a prominent leader of the BJP. |
| 2. During his Diploma in Engineering studies, he was introduced to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by a friend. |
| 3. Before entering politics, he worked as an engineer in private companies. |
| 4. In 1991, he joined the National Executive’s body of the BJP’s Youth Wing. |
| 5. His wife, Renu Sharma, is a Hindu, and they had an inter-caste marriage. |
| 6. Shahnawaz Hussain has two sons and a daughter. |
| 7. He was first elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. |
| 8. In October 1999, he became the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries. |
| 9. Later, he held positions as Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development. |
| 10. In 2001, he was given the independent charge of the Coal Ministry. |
| 11. At the age of 30, he became the youngest Cabinet Minister in Indian Government history, holding the Civil Aviation Ministry portfolio. |
| 12. In 2003, he took up the role of Cabinet Minister for the Textiles Ministry. |
| 13. He became the National Spokesperson of the BJP in Parliament in 2009. |
| 14. Shahnawaz Hussain has been elected to the Lok Sabha three times in a row. |
| 15. He lost the 2014 general elections from the Bhagalpur seat. |
| 16. In January 2016, he received a threat letter from ISIS. |
| 17. He was denied a BJP ticket for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. |
| 18. On September 26, 2023, Shahnawaz Hussain had a heart attack and underwent angioplasty at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. |
