Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | |
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Naqvi (right), with Narendra Modi and Venkaiah Naidu, outside Parliament.
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| MP(Rajya Sabha) from Uttar Pradesh[1] | |
| Assumed office 2010 |
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| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
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| Born | October 15, 1957 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Naqvi |
| Children | 1 |
| Religion | Shia Islam[2][3][4][5] |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (
pronunciation (help·info), (Hindustani: मुख्तार अब्बास नकवी ; مختار عباس نقوی) is the vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. He was born in Allahabad on October 15, 1957.[2]
Naqvi studied at Allahabad University.[2] He was jailed for activism during the Emergency of 1975–77.[5]
His first bid at elected office was in 1980, when he ran for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly seat for the Allahabad West constituency representing the Janata Party.[2] He ran again in 1989, this time for the Ayodhya constituency as an independent candidate.[2]
He also contested in 1991 and 1993 from Mau Vidhansabha.[6]
He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1998 from Rampur.[2]
In 1998 he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and was also given responsibility over the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.[2]
As of 2010[update], he is vice president of the BJP, and is the party's most prominent Muslim member.[2][3][4][7][8] For the second time, he is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, and has written two books, Syah in 1991 and Danga in 1998.
He has also been a 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
In January 2015, Naqvi along with 19 others, was convicted by a Rampur Court for breaching prohibitory orders during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls and sentenced to one year imprisonment.[9]
References
- ^ http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/currentmpterms.aspx
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi". India Today. 12 May 2009.
- ^ a b Mishra, Sidharth (10 February 2012). "Capitalkhabar / Real versus Virtual". The Pioneer.
- ^ a b "Q&A: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi". The Hindu. 21 March 2004.
- ^ a b "A BJP candidate who believes in namaz and Hindu gods". Thaindian News. IANS. 5 May 2009.
- ^ Verna, Lalmi (17 January 2012). "After 10 years, BJP turns to a Muslim candidate". The Indian Express.
- ^ "National Office Bearers". Bharatiya Janata Party website. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "No further change in state BJP". Times of India. TNN. 15 July 2009.
- ^ Ali, Mohammad (14 January 2015). "Union Minister Naqvi sentenced to one year imprisonment". The Hindu (Meerut). The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Further reading
- Singh, Nahendra Kr, ed. (2001). "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi". Encyclopedia of Muslim Biography. Volume 4: Muh–R. A.P.H. Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 9788176482349.
- "Varun's extreme Hindutva stand cost us votes". Times of India. TNN. 20 June 2009.
- "People slam politicians; BJP leader calls them terrorists". IBN Live. 2 December 2008.
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- People from Uttar Pradesh
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- People from Allahabad
- People from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
- Allahabad University alumni
- Members of the Rajya Sabha
- Indian Muslims
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Indian Shia Muslims
- Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- Members of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh
- Indians imprisoned during the Emergency
