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Mehbooba Mufti

DOB: 22nd May, 1959

Mehbooba Mufti is an Indian politician and former chief minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir (4th April 2016-19th June 2018). Mehbooba is the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and India's second Muslim woman chief minister after Syeda Anwara Taimur of Assam. She is the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mehbooba suppoted the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2016 but however she resigned on 19th June,2018 after BJP withdrew support from the coalition government. Mehbooba Mufti was a member of Indian parliament representing Anantnag in the 16th Lok Sabha. She had also represented Anantnag in the 14th Lok Sabha. Her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was appointed as India's home minister in 1989 and was released after a few days in exchange for some terrorists. In 1996 state assembly elections, Mehbooba Mufti was one of the popular elected members from Bijbehra on INC ticket. Mehbooba Mufti contested in the parliamentary elections in 1999 from Srinagar and she lost to the sitting member Omar Abdullah. She won her Pahalgam seat from South Kashmir, when assembly elections were held again in 2002.

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Anantnag by-poll: Mehbooba Mufti seeks decisive mandate from the electorate

Politics | Jun 18, 2016, 07:13 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked the electorate of Anantnag Assembly constituency to give a decisive mandate to her party in the bypolls scheduled to be held on June 22.

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Jammu temple desecration: CM Mehbooba Mufti appeals for calm

Politics | Jun 15, 2016, 10:07 PM IST

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today appealed for calm in the wake of the desecration of a temple in Jammu city by a “mentally disturbed” person on June 14 evening.

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Anantnag by-poll: Mehbooba Mufti’s first electoral challenge after father's death

Politics | Jun 11, 2016, 04:13 PM IST

Retaining her father's assembly seat is the first major political challenge Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti faces after she took over the reins of power in the state on April 4.

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Drop ‘soft stance’ towards separatists, BJP tells J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | Jun 08, 2016, 06:13 PM IST

In a reflection of growing unease in the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP over the functioning of Mehbooba Mufti government, the party today asked state CM Mehbooba Mufti to rethink her government's ‘soft policy’ towards separatists.

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This is not the way to show your love for people of Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti to Pakistan on terror attack

Politics | Jun 03, 2016, 11:25 PM IST

Jammu: Questioning Pakistan's stand on Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked whether the militant attack on the BSF convoy in Bijbehara was the way to show its love for the people.

CM Mehbooba Mufti is a candidate from Anantnag

Anantnag assembly poll like to be postponed again

Politics | Jun 02, 2016, 08:30 PM IST

New Delhi: The June 19 by-election to the Anantnag Assembly seat, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting, is likely to be postponed by a few days as the Jammu and Kashmir government apprehends law

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J&K Assembly bypoll: Mehbooba Mufti files nomination from Anantnag

Politics | Jun 01, 2016, 01:55 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday filed her nomination papers for Anantnag assembly constituency by-elections in south Kashmir, which had fallen vacant after the death of her father and then Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sa

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Alliance with BJP a 'challenge' but necessary for taking J&K out of morass: Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | May 31, 2016, 10:24 PM IST

Mehbooba Mufti today described PDP's alliance with BJP and the common minimum programme between the two parties as a "challenge" but said it was necessary for bringing out the state from the "morass".

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Committed to dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits, says Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | May 28, 2016, 06:45 PM IST

Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti today stressed that the government was committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits and other migrants into the valley and that a transit accommodation would be

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Mehbooba Mufti gives Sajjad Lonecharge of Science and Tech Department

Politics | May 24, 2016, 03:00 PM IST

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has given the charge of Science and Technology Department to separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajjad Lone, in addition to the other departments that he holds, ending suspense over his

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No land allotted for Sainik Colony: Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | May 09, 2016, 02:59 PM IST

Amid a controversy over the Sainik Colony issue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said no land has been allotted by the government for such a purpose.

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Only peace can allow government to resuscitate JK's economy: Mehbooba Mufti

India | May 09, 2016, 07:31 AM IST

Srinagar: People of Jammu and Kashmir become the first casualty of any hostile environment between India and Pakistan, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said, underlining that only sustained peace in the region can allow her

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Omar Abdullah attacks Mehbooba Mufti government over allotment of land for Sainik colony

Politics | May 08, 2016, 03:08 PM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has termed as a possible "ruse to settle non-state subjects" in the Valley the PDP-BJP government's reported proposal to allocate land for setting up a 'Sainik colony'.

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Mehbooba Mufti seeks revamp of state Wakf Board

Politics | May 03, 2016, 01:25 PM IST

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has sought structural revamp of state Wakf Board, asking it to take a cue from similar religious organisations which have created a huge social sector infrastructure base

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Mehbooba Mufti seeks RBI support for youth empowerment

May 01, 2016, 09:32 AM IST

Jammu:Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) support for youth empowerment in the state, while urging premier banking institutions to reach out to young, budding entrepreneurs and

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PDP says no problem with cricket glorifying Kashmir militants

Politics | Apr 28, 2016, 07:05 PM IST

Srinagar: As long as Kashmiris play with bats and not guns, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sees no problem in a cricket league that glorified young militant commanders with teams named after them.

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J&K govt welcomes resumption of Indo-Pak talks

India | Apr 27, 2016, 10:54 PM IST

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government today welcomed the resumption of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan saying the peace process is quite significant for the state. The State cabinet met under the chairperson-ship of

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If US, Iran can end hostilities, why not India, Pak: Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | Apr 23, 2016, 11:43 PM IST

Mehbooba Mufti today said India and Pakistan should begin a new era of peace and prosperity in the region on similar lines as US and Iran have recently ended hostilities

Protests in Srinagar on Friday

Kashmir violence: CM visits families, HC questions detention of victim

India | Apr 16, 2016, 09:17 PM IST

On the fifth consecutive day of tensions prevailing in the Kashmir Valley over the alleged molestation of a girl in Handwara by an army personnel,the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Saturday directed the police to cite the law under which they detained

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Mehbooba Mufti seeks inclusion of Srinagar, Jammu as smart cities

Politics | Apr 13, 2016, 06:59 PM IST

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and sought inclusion of Srinagar and Jammu among smart cities besides allocation of an additional over four lakh

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