Shri M. J. Akbar
| State from which I am elected: | Madhya Pradesh |
| My Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| My Delhi Address: | Bunglow No.9, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi 110011 |
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| My Permanent Address: | K-1553, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana 122015 |
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Member’s Name : Shri M. J. Akbar
Father’s Name : Shri Sheikh Akbar Ali
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Imtiaz Akbar |
| Date of Birth : 11 January 1951 |
| Place of Birth : Telinipara , Distt. Hooghly (West Bengal) |
| Marital Status : Married on 13 June 1975 |
| Spouse’s Name : Shrimati Mallika Akbar |
| Children : One son and one daughter |
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Educational Qualification :
B.A. (Hons.) Educated at Presidency College, Kolkata
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Profession :
Author and Journalist; now in public life
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Permanent Address:
K-1553, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana122015 Tel. – {0124}4071136, (M): 09416201676
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Present Address :
Bunglow No.9, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi110011 Tel. – 23017418, 23017294, 23015694(F), Mob:9013181619 6 Eastern Avenue, 2nd Floor, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi110065 Tel. – 46502605, Mobile: 9810400019
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Positions Held:
1976 Editor, Sunday 1982 Editor, The Telegraph 1989 – 91 Member, Ninth Lok Sabha 1991-1993 Adviser, Ministry of Human Resource Development 1994 Editor, The Asian Age 2002 – 2012 Editorial Director, India Today July 2015 Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 17 June 2016) Sept. 2015 – June 2016 Member, Committee on Coal and Steel March 2016 – May 2016 Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 May 2016 – June 2016 Member, Committee on Petitions June 2016 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 5 July 2016 onwards Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
(i) India: The Siege Within: Challenges to a Nation’s Unity, 1984, (ii) Riot after Riot : Reports on Caste and Communal Violence in India,1988, (iii) Nehru: The Making of India,1989, (iv) Kashmir: Behind the Vale,1992, (v) Shade of Swords: Jihad & the Conflict between Islam & Christianity, 2002, (vi) Byline, 2004, (vii) Blood Brothers, 2006, (viii) Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, 2011, (ix) Have Pen, Will Travel : Observations of a Globetrotter, 2011 and (x) A Mirror to Power : Notes on a Fractured Decade, 2015
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : Chairman, Board of Trustees, Calcutta Muslim Orphanage; Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington for Project on U.S. Policy towards the Islamic World
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Interested in cricket and football: associated with Bengal Club, Tollygunge Club, Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Calcutta Racquet Club; reading
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Countries Visited :
Nearly all countries in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa
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Other Information :
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