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Mohammad Sayeed (born January 12, 1936) is a politician from the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. He was the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from November 2, 2002, to November 2, 2005. He founded the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, in July 1999 to "persuade the Government of India to initiate an unconditional dialogue with Kashmiris for resolution of the Kashmir problem."
Political career:
Mohammad Sayeed had been a member of the Indian National Congress party until 1987. He is said to have brought about the downfall of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference government, which was led by Farooq Abdullah, in 1984.In 1987, he quit the Congress party to join V. P. Singh's Jan Morcha, which led to his becoming the first Muslim Minister for Home Affairs in the Union Cabinet of India in 1989. He rejoined the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao which he left in 1999 along with daughter Mehbooba Mufti to form his own party, Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
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Constituency |
Anantnag |
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State |
Jammu and Kashmir |
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DOB |
1/12/1936 |
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Place of Birth |
Baba Mohalla at Bijbehara, Kashmir |
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Political Party |
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
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Religion |
Islam |
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Spouse |
Gulshan Ara |
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Children |
3 Daughters |
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Educational Qualification |
He graduated from S.P. College in Srinagar. |
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Obtained a degree in law, and a post-graduate degree in Arab History from Aligarh Muslim University and also did his Law`s Practice. |
Tenure as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Mohammad Sayeed participated in the 2002 assembly election and won 18 assembly seats for his People's Democratic Party. He went on to form a coalition government with the Indian National Congress, and was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for a term of three years.
Position Held:
- In 1962: He was elected to the Assembly from Bijbehara.
- In 1975: He was made the leader of the Congress Legislature Party and Pradesh Congress President.
- In 1972: He made the DNC Party's Leader in the Legislative Council.
- In 1986: He appointed as Union Minister for Tourism in the ministry of Rajiv Gandhi.
- Until 1987: Member of the Indian National Congress Party.
- In 1999: He founded the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
- Nov 2002-Nov 2005: He was the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.