Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is a former Indian federal minister and a Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 leader. Born in Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

 in 15 Oct 1957 he studied law and arts at Allahabad University
Allahabad University
Allahabad University , is a premier Central University located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt...

, while Collage time he was President of Student Union Government Intermediate College
Government Intermediate College
Government Intermediate Colleges are state-run higher secondary schools in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh...

 Allahabad.

He contested first for Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 from Allahabad West for Janta Party Seculer, and Raj Narain
Raj Narain
Raj Narain was an Indian politician who, as a candidate of Janata Party for the Lok Sabha in 1977, ran for office in Rae Bareli constituency and defeated Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India...

  again from Ayodhya as an independent candidate in 1989 .

He also contested in 1991 from Mau Vidhansabha and he lost by only 133 votes from CPI candidate Imtiyaz Ahmed, there was controversy and he blamed Kalpnath Rai and Mau Administration and then in next election in 1993, he lost against BSP Candidate Naseem by 10000 Votes.

He was elected to Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 in 1998 from Rampur
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...

.

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 the national Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party . He is one of the most prominent Muslim faces within the BJP. He is member of the Rajya Sabha 2nd time from Uttar Pradesh. He has written 2 books - "Syah" in 1991 and "Danga" in 1998. He has visited U.A.E., North Korea, Mauritius, Hong Kong, China, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Thailand.

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

Position Held

  • International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
    Asian Academy of Film & Television
    The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....

  • 1992-97 All India Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
    Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
    The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha , translation: Indian Popular Youth Front) is the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party . It is founded in 1978 and first national president was Kalraj Mishra.-Organization:...

  • 1998-99 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha
  • Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • 1999-2002 National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.*
  • 2002 onwards All India General Secretary, B.J.P. National Spokesperson, B.J.P.Nov.
  • 2002 Elected to Rajya Sabha
  • Jan.-March 2003 Member, Committee on Finance
  • Jan. 2003-Feb. 2004 Member, Committee on Commerce
  • Feb. 2003 onwards Member, Haj Committee, India
  • March 2003-Feb. 2004 Chairman, Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards
  • Member, Committee on Information Technology
  • July 2004 onwards Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim UniversityAug.
  • 2004-2006 Member, Committee on DefenceOct.
  • 2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
  • Jan. 2006 onwards All India Vice-President, B.J.P.
  • Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on WakfAug.
  • 2006 onwards Member, Committee on External Affairs

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