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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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Omar slams PDP chief for defending Public Safety Act against Masarat Alam

Politics | Apr 29, 2015, 01:47 PM IST

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today criticised ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the issue of invoking of Public Safety Act (PSA) on Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam."Where is Mehbooba Mufti? The person I'm

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Army should return to barracks in Kashmir: Mehbooba in Aap Ki Adalat

Politics | Apr 25, 2015, 06:29 PM IST

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has said that with the number of terrorists waning in the valley, army should now "redefine its role" and jawans should be sent back

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Five Major News Headlines of April 24

India | Apr 24, 2015, 09:13 PM IST

Farmer's suicide: Kejriwal apologizes, defends leaders and partyDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today broke silence on farmer Gajendra Singh's suicide and said that guilty should be hanged. He urged political parties to stop politicising the

mehbooba mufti defends masarat alam s release in aap ki

Mehbooba Mufti defends Masarat Alam's release in Aap Ki Adalat

Politics | Apr 25, 2015, 08:39 AM IST

New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has defended the release of separatist Masarat Alam and said that there was "nothing wrong" in it.Grilled by India TV chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat

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Mehbooba condemns killing of youth in Budgam

Politics | Apr 18, 2015, 08:15 PM IST

Srinagar: Ruling PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today strongly condemned the killing of teenager Suhail Ahmad Sofi in security forces firing at Narbal, saying it is a matter of grave concern that Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)

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Killing of youth in Tral highly unfortunate: Mehbooba Mufti

India | Apr 15, 2015, 08:29 AM IST

Srinagar: Expressing anguish over the killing of a youth in army operation in Tral area of Pulwama, ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today said it is a highly unfortunate and tragic incident

mehbooba mufti to be new member of modi s cabinet

Mehbooba Mufti to be new member of Modi's Cabinet?

Politics | Apr 05, 2015, 10:04 AM IST

New Delhi/Srinagar: Speculations are rife that J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's daughter Mehbooba Mufti could also be a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet which is to be expanded soon.  While the PM is

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J&K govt will initiate both short, long term measures: PDP

Politics | Apr 04, 2015, 09:30 PM IST

Srinagar: Ruling PDP today hailed the role played by civil and police administration in dealing with flood-like situation in Jammu and Kashmir and assured people that the coalition government will initiate both short and long-term

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BJP, PDP to announce coordination committee in J&K

Politics | Mar 24, 2015, 09:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Hit by differences, Jammu and Kashmir's ruling alliance partners BJP and PDP would soon announce a coordination committee to ensure better coordination in the government and that the government there works in consonance

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If Afzal Guru's hanging was justified so is Masarat's release, says Mehbooba Mufti

Politics | Mar 14, 2015, 07:32 PM IST

New Delhi: Mehbooba Mufti, senior PDP leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's daughter, justified the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam by saying if Afzal Guru can be hanged on Supreme

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BJP not wearing bangles, release of separatists will not be tolerated: Sakshi Maharaj

Politics | Mar 09, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

Kanpur: Amidst the commotion of release of a separatist leader Masrat Alam by J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and subsequent widening of rift between BJP and PDP, for the first time a statement has

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Article 370 cannot be touched: Mehbooba

Politics | Mar 05, 2015, 08:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, “cannot be touched” and people do not get swayed by slogans anymore, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti asserted today, days after her party's coalition

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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti defends father's statement

Politics | Mar 02, 2015, 07:58 PM IST

Jammu: With the newly sworn-in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's statement crediting “people from across the border” for conduct of Assembly polls triggering a controversy, his daughter and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti

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PDP, BJP formally announce alliance in J&K, Sayeed to take oath on March 1

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 06:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is set to sworn in as Jammu & Kashmir chief minister on March 1 as BJP and PDP finalized the details of coalition government. PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and BJP

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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed likely to take oath as J&K CM on March 1

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 04:22 PM IST

New Delhi: A PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, is likely to be sworn in on March 1 with the two parties sorting out all issues, including differences over

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Amit Shah-Mehbooba Mufti to seal J&K government formation deal today

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 08:03 AM IST

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board has given its nod to party's Jammu and Kashmir unit to forge an alliance with PDP to provide a ‘stable' government to the people of border

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Mehbooba- Amit Shah meeting tomorrow; Govt in JK likely on March 1

Politics | Feb 23, 2015, 11:23 PM IST

New Delhi: A PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, is likely to be sworn-in on March one with the two parties sorting out all issues, including differences over AFSPA

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J&K govt formation: Mehbooba Mufti likely to meet Amit Shah today

Politics | Feb 23, 2015, 09:40 AM IST

New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is likely to meet BJP chief Amit Shah today in Delhi to finalise the common minimum programme between the two parties needed for formation of a ‘stable' government in

pdp split over joining modi govt at centre

PDP split over joining Modi govt at centre

Politics | Feb 23, 2015, 09:32 AM IST

Srinagar: After giving a green signal for alliance with BJP to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP is yet to take another big decision – whether to join National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at

mehbooba mufti meets jaitley amid impasse over cmp in j k

Mehbooba Mufti meets Jaitley amid impasse over CMP in J&K

Politics | Feb 18, 2015, 08:37 PM IST

New Delhi: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, who has been in the national capital since last weekend, today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as her party and BJP try to narrow differences over a Common Minimum