Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Raiganj(West Bengal )
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Party Name :
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Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))
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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 Azizul Haque
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Ladly Haque
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Date of Birth
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05.06.1957
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Place of Birth
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Kolkata (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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15 Nov 1987
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Spouse’s Name
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Dr. (Smt.) Rosina Khatun
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Philosophy )
Educated at St. Barnabas High School, Maulana Azad College, Calcutta, Jadavpur University and Calcutta University College of Law
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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7-C, New Amrapali, 10/2, Diamond Harbour Road, Alipur-700027
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West Bengal
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(ii) 1, Beltala Road, Kolkata – 700 026
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Tel. (033) 24748028
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Present Address |
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413, V.P. House,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23320744, 23359427
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Position Held |
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1990-2001
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Member, Rajya Sabha (Two terms)
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1991-1993
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Member, Committee on Sub-ordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha
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1991-97
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Member, Consultative Committee for the Department of Tourism
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Member, Board of Tourism and Travel Industry
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1992,1994 & 1996
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Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha
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1993-1996
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Communications
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Chairman, Committee on National Perspective Plan for Youth (2000-2020)
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1998-1999
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Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajya Sabha
Member, Committee on Government Assurances, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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2000-2001
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Chairman, Committee on Tourism & Transport
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Member, Commitee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to the General Revenue
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2001-2004
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Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Minister, Government of West Bengal
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2003
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Chairman, West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Chairman, Committee on Urban Development
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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2 January 2006
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Chairman, Committee on Urban Development
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Ex-Member, Editorial Board “Chhatra Sangram” (A student journal, 1980-83), “Yuba Shakti” (Youth Magazine, 1984-87); Member, Editorial Board, “Youth Stream” (English youth magazine from Delhi) and “Naujawan” (Hindi youth magazine)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with several social and cultural initiatives particularly aimed at promoting understanding among various ethnic linguistic groups having diverse cultural heritage and identities; engaged in organising students and youth and founded educational institutions, library, youth clubs, cultural and literary societies for the promotion of communal harmony
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Special Interests
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Promoting self employment; motivating young people to become more enterprising
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, Music, watching movies, folk culture and social gathering
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Sports and Clubs
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Patronising and encouraging Football and other indigenous low cost games and sports
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (22 countries) visited Algeria, Cuba, D.P.R. Korea and U.S.S.R. to attend youth festival, Mongolia to attend a Round Table Discussion on youth, 1988; Pakistan to attend SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians Conference,1997; and Portugal to attend World Assembly of Youth; and Switzerland and Phillipines to attend IPU
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Other Information
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President, Calcutta Muslim Orphanage; Chairman, (i) West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation ,1996; (ii) Society for self employment for Urban Youth, West Bengal; Director, West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation, 1997-2001; President, Calcutta Muslim Orphanage; General Secretary, (i) Maulana Azad College Students` Union, 1978, (ii) Democratic Youth Federation of India (D.Y.F.I.), Calcutta District Committee, 1983-89, (iii) Democratic Youth Federation of India (D.Y.F.I.) since 1991; Secretary, Democratic Forum for National Integration, 1988-89; Joint Secretary, D.Y.F.I. ,West Bengal State Committee, 1987-91; Member, (i) Mohammedan Burial Board, West Bengal, 1982-91, (ii) Governing Body, West Bengal Urdu Academy since 1987, (iii) Press Council of India,1998-1999, (iv) Central Committee, C.P.I.(M), (v) Court of Aligarh Muslim University, 1998-99 and (vi) Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998-99
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Reference: Loksabha