Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | |
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| Constituency | [RAMPUR] |
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| Born | October 15, 1957 Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Naqvi |
| Children | 1 |
| Religion | Shia Muslim |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Indian federal minister. Born in Allahabad on October 15, 1957, he studied law and the arts at Allahabad University. Earlier, he was president of the Students' Union at Government Intermediate College Allahabad.
He first contested election for the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 from Allahabad West for Janta Party Seculer, and Raj Narain again from Ayodhya as an independent candidate in 1989.
He also contested in 1991 from Mau Vidhansabha and he lost by 133 votes from the CPI candidate Imtiyaz Ahmed. There was some controversy and he blamed Kalpnath Rai and Mau Administration. In 1993 elections, he lost against the BSP candidate Naseem by 10,000 votes.
He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1998 from Rampur.
In 1998 he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He is currently the national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the most prominent Muslim within the BJP. For the second time, he is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He has written two books—"Syah" in 1991 and "Danga" in 1998. He has visited the U.A.E., North Korea, Mauritius, Hong Kong, China, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thailand.
He has been member of following parliamentary and other committees:
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Commerce
- Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards
- Committee on Information Technology
Position Held
- International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
- 1992-97 All India Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
- 1998-99 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- 1999-2002 National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.*
- 2002 onwards All India General Secretary, B.J.P. National Spokesperson, B.J.P.Nov.
- 2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha
- Jan.-March 2003 Member, Committee on Finance
- Jan. 2003-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Commerce
- Feb. 2003 onwards Member, Haj Committee, India
- March 2003-Feb. 2004 Chairman, Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards
- Member, Committee on Information Technology
- July 2004 onwards Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim University
- 2004-2006 Member, Committee on Defence
- 2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Jan. 2006 onwards All India Vice-President, B.J.P.
- Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on WakfAug.
- 2006 onwards Member, Committee on External Affairs
External links
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