Chief Minister of Jummu & Kashmir

 

Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad

Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad was born in March 1949 at Village Soti in Doda district. He had his M.Sc Zoology from Kashmir University in 1972. He joined politics in 1973, from 1973 to 75 remained Block Secretary of Congress Committee, Blessa. In 1975 Mr. Azad was nominated as President of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress. In 1977 he was appointed as President of Congress Committee, Doda district. During this year, he was nominated as General Secretary of All India Youth Congress. Besides this, from 1978 to 81 he remained the President of All India Muslim Youth Conference. He was nominated as Member of Congress Working Committee in 1986 and nominated as General Secretary of AICC in 1987 and elected as General Secretary for nine times. Mr. Azad was inducted as Union Deputy Minister for Company Affairs and Law in 1982 and later took over as Minister of State in this Ministry. In 1985 he was again elected as Member Parliament from Washim Constituency and got birth in Union Cabinet as Minister of State for Home Affairs and later he was given Food and Civil Supplies portfolio. In 1990 Mr. Azad was elected as Rajya Sabha Member and in 1991 Mr. Narismha Rao Ministry he was inducted as Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and later given Tourism and Civil Aviation portfolio. Mr. Azad was made President of JKPCC under whose guidance Assembly elections in 2002 Congress bagged 21 seats and thus became the second largest party in the Assembly. Mr. Azad was Union Minister for Urban Development and Law & Parliamentary Affairs in present Dr. Manmohan Singh UPA Government till he resigned to take over as Chief Minister of J&K State. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad is the 3rd Congress Chief Minister after Mr. G.M. Sadiq and Syed Mir Qasim.