Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
| Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | |
|---|---|
| مُفتي مُحَمَد سيٖد | |
| 6th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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In office 1 March 2015 – 7 January 2016 |
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| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Deputy | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
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In office 2 November 2002 – 2 November 2005 |
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| Governor |
Girish Chandra Saxena Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Sardar Buta Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 January 1936 Baba Mohalla, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 79) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (1991—1999; before 1987) Janata Dal (1987—1991) |
| Children | 4 (including Mehbooba Mufti) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (12 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was a politician from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, from November 2002 to November 2005 and again from March 2015 to January 2016. He was also Home Minister of India from December 1989 to November 1990. He founded the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in July 1999 to "persuade the Government of India to initiate an unconditional dialogue with Kashmiris for resolution of the Kashmir problem."
Mufti Sayeed was born on 12 January 1936 in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district to a family of clerics. He completed his basic studies in Srinagar and then got his law and postgraduate degree in Arabic from Aligarh Muslim University before entering politics.
Politician Mehbooba Mufti is his daughter.
Mufti became a cabinet minister in 1972 and in 1975 leader of the state Congress legislative party. Mohammad Sayeed was 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. He joined the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986 as Minister of Tourism. 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 for one year, from 1989 to 1990.
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