Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

SAYEED, SHRI MUFTI MOHAMMED
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - ANANTNAG (JAMMU & KASHMIR)]



Father's Name       Late Shri Mufti Ghulam Mohammed         

Date of Birth       12 January 1936

Place of Birth      Bijbehara, Distt. Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)    

Marital Status      Married in 1955

Spouse's Name       Begum Gulshan Nazir                     

Children            One son and  three daughters

Educational Qualifications  

               M.A., LL.B.

               Educated at Sripratap College, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
               and Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh)

Profession         

               Lawyer, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Nowgam By pass                          
               Srinagar-190001                         
               (Jammu and Kashmir)                     

               Tels. (0194) 431954, 431027                                           

Present Address  

3, Tughlak Lane,
New Delhi-110011

Tel. (011) 3013932
Fax  (011) 3792455

Positions Held  

1962-72        Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

1967-70        Deputy Minister,  Agriculture and Cooperation,
               Jammu and Kashmir

1972-77        Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

1972-74        Minister of Works and Urban Development,
               Jammu and Kashmir

1974-75        Cabinet Minister, Education, Jammu and Kashmir

1986-89        Member, Rajya Sabha

1986-87        Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism

1989           Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1989-90        Union Cabinet Minister, IndiaPress Affairs

1992-96        Member, Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

1998           Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99        Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs and
       its  Sub-Committee on Judicial Reforms 

       Member, Committee on Private Members' Bills and 
       Resolutions

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
       IndiaPress Affairs

       Member, Joint Committee on the functioning
       of Wakf Boards

Special Interests  

Social welfare and mass contact

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Study of political history, literature and gardening

Sports and Clubs  

Golf Club

Countries Visited  

France, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia and South-East
Asian countries

Election Result of
Anantnag Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 8,04,983
Total votes polled 2,26,597
                                                
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Mufti Mohammed Sayeed  (I.N.C.) 1,20,444
(2) Shri Mohd. Yusuf Teng (J.K.N.)   68,444
(3) Shri Mohd. Maqbool Dar (J.D.)     10,818
(4) Shri Shaukat Hussain Wani (B.J.P.)    6,861
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