Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Baramulla(Jammu and Kashmir )
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Party Name :
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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri M. Abdul Gani
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Sahiba Begum
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Date of Birth
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13.03.1935
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Place of Birth
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Handwara, Kupwara ( Jammu & Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sarwar Begum
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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4
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Urdu), B.Ed, D.T. and LL.B.
Educated at Jammu and Kashmir University and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Profession
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Advocate
Educationist, Writer
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Permanent Address |
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11- A, Rawalpora Housing Colony
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Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir
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Tel. 09419429628 (M)
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Present Address |
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19, Canning Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23782316, 9013180152 (M)
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Position Held |
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1980-1985
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Elected to Rajya Sabha
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1987-1990
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Member, J & K Legislative Assembly
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1996-2002
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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2002-2008
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Member, Committee on Communications and Railways
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Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Member, Committees on PAC, PUC, TAC and Small Savings
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Chief Whip, National Conference, J & K Assembly
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 August 2009
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Published articles on different topics in newspapers & journals, written poems/essays in Kashmiri langauge.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Member, Auqaf Islami, Yateem Trust (Cultural Organisation); J & K Teacher`s Federation; Co-operative Federation and J & K Working Committee.
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Special Interests
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Reading books, literature, newspaper and reading & writing poetry, watching TV & listening music, social work and public service.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books on literature and public service.
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Countries Visited
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Led the parliamentary delegation to France, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Somalia, Switzerland and U.A.E.
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Other Information
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Chairman, (i) J & K Co-operative Bank from 1978-1980; and (ii) Central Co-operative Bank, Baramula.
Met “frontier Gandhi” Late Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and foreign dignitaries like Aga Shahi, Foreign Minister,Pakistan; General Parvez Musharraf, President, Pakistan; Late Shri Yasar Arafat; Mr. Bill Clinton, President, USA; Mr. Viladimir Putin, President, Russia; Mr. Ahmad Karzai, President, Afghanistan; King Fahad, Saudi Arabia; His Holiness Dalai Lama; and Mr. Nelson Mandela, South Africa.
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Reference: Loksabha