Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is a former Indian federal minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader.He was twice elected to Lok Sabha from Rampur.

Born in Allahabad in 1957 he studied law and arts at Allahabad University.

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 national secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party and its national Spokesperson. He is one of the most prominent Muslim faces within the BJP. He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.

He has been member of following parliamentary and other committees:

Committee on Finance

Committee on Commerce

Haj Committee

Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards

Committee on Information Technology

International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy Of Film & Television

[edit] External links

• Interview of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi by The Hindu
• Brief Bio