Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | |
|---|---|
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| Constituency | Rampur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1957 Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Naqvi |
| Children | 1 |
| Religion | Shia Muslim[1][2][3][4] |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (
pronunciation (help·info), Hindi: मुख्तार अब्बास नकवी,Urdu: مختار عباس نقوی) is vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Indian federal minister. He was born in Allahabad on October 15, 1957.[1]
Naqvi studied at Allahabad University.[1] He was jailed for activism during the Emergency of 1975–77.[4]
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.[1] He ran again in 1989, this time for the Ayodhya constituency as an independent candidate.[1]
He also contested in 1991 and 1993 from Mau Vidhansabha.[5]
He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1998 from Rampur.[1]
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.[1]
As of 2010, he is a national vice-president of the BJP, and is the party's most prominent Muslim member.[1][2][3][6][7] 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 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi". India Today. 12 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mishra, Sidharth (10 February 2012). "Capitalkhabar / Real versus Virtual". The Pioneer.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Q&A: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi". The Hindu. 21 March 2004.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
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.