Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir )
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Party Name :
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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Akbar Jehan Begam
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Date of Birth
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21.10.1937
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Place of Birth
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Srinagar ( Jammu & Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 Sep 1968
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Mollie Abdullah
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.B.B.S.
Educated at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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40, Gupkar Road
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Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir
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Tel. (0194) 2452540
Fax. (0194) 2452120
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Present Address |
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11, Teen Murti Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels. (011) 24360774, 24361193, 24360396 (O),
23795282 (R), 09868181158 (M)
Fax. (011) 24362554 (O), 23013722 (R)
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Parliament Address:
Room No: 48-A, Parliament House
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New Delhi – 110001
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Tel. (011) 23011576
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Position Held |
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1980-82
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Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
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1982-83
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Minister of Health, Jammu & Kashmir
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1983-87
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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1987-90
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (third term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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1996-2002
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fourth term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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Dec. 2008-Feb. 09
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fifth term)
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Feb. 2009
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Leader, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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31 May 2009 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy
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President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
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Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy
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Special Interests
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To work for National Health Service in India.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Photography, classical music and ghazals.
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Sports and Clubs
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Golf; Member: (i) Delhi Golf Club; (ii) DLF Golf Club; (iii) Royal Spring Golf Course Kashmir; and (iv) St. Andrews, Scotland and President, J&K Cricket Association.
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
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Other Information
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Awarded (i) Dr. B.C. Roy Award as a medical man -cum-statesman; (ii) D.Litt. (Honoris causa), Aligarh Muslim University; and (iii) Degree of Letters (Honoris Causa), Pondicherry University, Puducherry
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Reference: Loksabha