Shariq, Shri Sharifuddin Constituency   : Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) Party Name     : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC)

Father’s Name Shri M. Abdul Gani Mother’s Name Smt. Sahiba Begum Date of Birth 13 Mar 1935 Place of Birth Handwara, Kupwara ( Jammu & Kashmir) Marital Status Married Spouse’s Name Smt. Sarwar Begum No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 4 Educational Qualifications M.A. (Urdu), B.Ed, D.T. and LL.B. Educated at Jammu and Kashmir University and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Profession Advocate Educationist, Writer Permanent Address 11- A, Rawalpora Housing Colony Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Tel. 09419429628 (M) Present Address 19, Canning Lane, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23782316, 9013180152 (M) Positions Held

1980-1985 Elected to Rajya Sabha

1987-1990 Member, J & K Legislative Assembly

1996-2002 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

2002-2008 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Member, Committee on External Affairs

Member, Committee on Communications and Railways

Member, Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Member, Committees on PAC, PUC, TAC and Small Savings

Chief Whip, National Conference, J & K Assembly

2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

31 August 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Private Members` Bills and Resolutions

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Published articles on different topics in newspapers & journals, written poems/essays in Kashmiri langauge. Social And Cultural Activities Member, Auqaf Islami, Yateem Trust (Cultural Organisation); J & K Teacher`s Federation; Co-operative Federation and J & K Working Committee. Special Interests Reading books, literature, newspaper and reading & writing poetry, watching TV & listening music, social work and public service. Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading books on literature and public service. Countries Visited Led the parliamentary delegation to France, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Somalia, Switzerland and U.A.E. Other Information Chairman, (i) J & K Co-operative Bank from 1978-1980; and (ii) Central Co-operative Bank, Baramula. Met “frontier Gandhi” Late Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and foreign dignitaries like Aga Shahi, Foreign Minister,Pakistan; General Parvez Musharraf, President, Pakistan; Late Shri Yasar Arafat; Mr. Bill Clinton, President, USA; Mr. Viladimir Putin, President, Russia; Mr. Ahmad Karzai, President, Afghanistan; King Fahad, Saudi Arabia; His Holiness Dalai Lama; and Mr. Nelson Mandela, South Africa.

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