Biography

Father's Name       	Late Shri Mufti Ghulam Mohammed         

Date of Birth       	12 January 1936

Place of Birth      	Bijbehara, Distt. Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)    

Marital Status      	Married in 1955

Spouse's Name       	Begum Gulshan Nazir                     

Children            	One son and  three daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               M.A., LL.B.

               Educated at Sripratap College, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
               and Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh)

Profession         

               Lawyer, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Nowgam By pass                          
               Srinagar-190001                         
               (Jammu and Kashmir)                     

               Tels. (0194) 431954, 431027                                           

Present Address  

		3, Tughlak Lane,
		New Delhi-110011

		Tel. (011) 3013932
		Fax  (011) 3792455

Positions Held  

1962-72        Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

1967-70        Deputy Minister,  Agriculture and Cooperation,
               Jammu and Kashmir

1972-77        Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

1972-74        Minister of Works and Urban Development,
               Jammu and Kashmir

1974-75        Cabinet Minister, Education, Jammu and Kashmir

1986-89        Member, Rajya Sabha

1986-87        Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism

1989           Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1989-90        Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs

1992-96        Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

1998           Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99        Member, Committee on Home Affairs and
	       its  Sub-Committee on Judicial Reforms 

	       Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and 
	       Resolutions

	       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
	       Home Affairs

	       Member, Joint Committee on the functioning
	       of Wakf Boards

Special Interests  

Social welfare and mass contact

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Study of political history, literature and gardening

Sports and Clubs  

Golf Club

Countries Visited  

France, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia and South-East
Asian countries