Mirza Mehboob Beg

He is a former Member of Parliament Lok Sabha MP from Anantnag.

Mehboob Beg Mirza
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
1983 - 1987
In office
2002–2008
Cabinet Minister for Health , Family Welfare and Medical Education
In office
1984-1986
Provincial President JKNC
In office
2003-2009
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
In office
March 2009 - May 2009
Member of 15th Lok Sabha from Anantnag
In office
2009 - 2014
Chief Spokesperson, PDP
In office
2015-present
Personal details
Born (1949-09-04) 4 September 1949
Sarnal, Anantnag district
Political partyJammu & Kashmir National Conference(1999-2014) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party(2014-) Indian National Congress(1986-1999)
Spouse(s)Nighat Beg
ParentsMirza Mohammad Afzal Beg

Mehboob Beg Mirza (born 4 September 1949 Sarnal, Anantnag district) is an Indian politician. He serves as Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party Chief Spokesperson previously belonging to Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.[1]

Early life

He is the son of the stalwart Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg, the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and the first Kashmiri Muslim cabinet minister in Maharaja Hari Singh’s cabinet .His father was the Founder of All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front.He is a medical practitioner and studied MBBS from Srinagar Medical College and resides at Srinagar.

Career

A former minister and former parliamentarian, Dr Beg entered state politics in the 1980s. He was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly for two terms during 1983-1987 and 2002–2008. From March 2009 to May 2009, he was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council .It was widely reported that he was to be given Home ministry in 2009. He also served as the cabinet minister for health and family welfare government of Jammu and Kashmir .He was the Provincial President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference from [2003-2009].He was also the General Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress.

On 16 November 2014, Beg announced his support to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed,patron of the PDP . He also decided to withdraw his candidature for 2014 Assembly elections from Anantnag constituency and instead campaign for Sayeed.[2] In the 2009 election he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu & Kashmir.[3][4][5][6][7] On 16 November, Mehboob Beg switched to PDP saying that he would campaign ‘door-to-door’ for PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during the forthcoming assembly polls in J&K.[8]

He served in the Cabinet. He is known for creating jobs in South Kashmir. He served on many Parliamentary Committees and won various awards including best legislator. He pulled off a victory in the Parliamentary polls despite 12 out of 16 assembly seats held by the opposition PDP .The PDP appointed him Chief Spokesperson.

References
  1. "Panchayat elections in J&K heat up". DNA India. 27 September 2005.
  2. "Major setback to National Conference: Mehboob Beigh announces support to Mufti Sayeed". 16 November 2014.
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  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India : Latest news, India, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal, Uttarakhand, J&K, sports, cricket". www.tribuneindia.com.
  6. "Shopian killings: Mirza Mehboob Beg demands immediate probe". Firstpost.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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