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Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir serving since 4th April 2016. She is the current president of Jammu and Kashmirs Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and daughter of PDP founder and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufi Mohammad Sayeed. She is the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and second Muslim woman Chief Minister of India after Syeda Anwara Taimur of Assam. She is currently a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Anantnag constituency. She is one of the few female politicians who is recognized across all India. After the split from the Indian National Congress in 1999 and formation of Jammu and Kashmirs People Democratic Party, many expected Mehbooba Mufti to be the party president. However she deferred to the experience of her father, her father became the party president whereas she became the vice president of the party. Born on 22nd May 1959 in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti has earned her law degree from the University of Kashmir. His father was Indias Home Minister in 1989 when Mehboobas sister Rubaiya Sayeed was abducted and later released in exchange for three dreaded terrorists in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mehboobas first step in politics was in the year 1996, when she contested the 1996 Assembly elections from the Congress party and won the election from the Bijbehara constituency. After the split from the Congress party and formation of PDP in 1999, she became the vice president of the party and her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became the party president. In 1999 parliamentary elections, she lost to Omar Abdullah but gained praises as a fierce leader of the opposition. However, she won again in 2002, from the Pahalgam seat in the state assembly from South Kashmir and she defeated Rafi Ahmed Mir. In 2004, she was elected for the Lok Sabha representing the Anantnag seat and won the same seat again in 2014 general elections defeating Mirz Mehbooba Beg by a margin of 44,735 votes. After the 2015 assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP and PDP reached an agreement to form a government in the state and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as the Chief Minister of the state. After the demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in January 2016, Mehbooba Mufti became the president of PDP and she also founded the same alliance with the BJP and they formed the government for the second time and she became the first woman Chief Minister of the state on 4th April 2016. She won an assembly seat in the by-election on 25th June 2016 and she won the Anantnag seat.In the 2015 assembly elections, Mehbooba Mufti raised the issues of Unemployment, favoritism and rampart corruption with regard to Omar Abdullah government and she gained considerable support from the people of Jammu and Kashmir. During the flood in the state, she whole heartedly welcomed Prime Minister Modis decision to celebrate the festival of Diwali with flood affected people of the state and also opposed the then ruling Omar Abdullah government for the mismanagement of the situation erupted after floods. She was one of the first leaders of the state who tried to draw the attention of the Prime Minister with a memorandum towards the alleged mishandling of the post flood situation and demanded Rupees 44,000 crore from the Centre for the relief and rehabilitation measures.

Anguished Iltija Mufti Says J-K Grappling With Crisis After Article 370 Was Revoked
India.com News Desk | February 18, 2020 7:34 PM IST
New Delhi: Mehbooba Mufti s daughter Iltija Mufti on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir has grappled wit...
Anguished Iltija Mufti Says J-K Grappling With Crisis After Article 370 Was Revoked
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'Daddy's Girl' Not Part of Grounds For Mehbooba Mufti's Detention Under PSA: J&K Police
India.com News Desk | February 16, 2020 5:15 PM IST
New Delhi: Amid the extension of detention of the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba M...
'Daddy's Girl' Not Part of Grounds For Mehbooba Mufti's Detention Under PSA: J&K Police
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2020-02-16T06:15:00+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Congratulates Kejriwal, Hails Delhiites For Rejecting 'Vitriolic Divisive Politics'
India.com News Desk | February 11, 2020 5:21 PM IST
New Delhi: As the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is set to form the government in Delhi for a third term, o...
Mehbooba Mufti Congratulates Kejriwal, Hails Delhiites For Rejecting 'Vitriolic Divisive Politics'
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2020-02-11T06:21:13+00:00
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'Since When Did Being Daddy's Girl Become a Crime,' Priyanka Cries Foul on PSA Order
India.com News Desk | February 10, 2020 4:34 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday lambasted at the Home Ministry...
'Since When Did Being Daddy's Girl Become a Crime,' Priyanka Cries Foul on PSA Order
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2020-02-10T05:34:47+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Was Working With Separatists: Centre's Dossier Defends Former J&K CM's PSA Detention
India.com News Desk | February 10, 2020 6:56 AM IST
New Delhi: Days after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti slapped with the dracon...
Mehbooba Mufti Was Working With Separatists: Centre's Dossier Defends Former J&K CM's PSA Detention
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Detained Jammu & Kashmir Leaders Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Booked Under Public Safety Act
India.com News Desk | February 6, 2020 9:23 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Chief Ministers of now-bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mu...
Detained Jammu & Kashmir Leaders Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Booked Under Public Safety Act
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2020-02-06T10:23:03+00:00
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Mehbooba Slams Jamia Firing, Calls it India's Transition From Democracy to ‘Mobocracy’
India.com News Desk | January 30, 2020 8:12 PM IST
New Delhi: At a time when a gunman created havoc in Jamia area after opening fire at protesters outs...
Mehbooba Slams Jamia Firing, Calls it India's Transition From Democracy to ‘Mobocracy’
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2020-01-30T09:12:48+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Iltija Seeks Removal of Security Cover After Being Denied to Visit Grandfather's Grave
India.com News Desk | January 7, 2020 11:28 PM IST
New Delhi: Iltija Mufti, daughter of detained People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti a...
Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Iltija Seeks Removal of Security Cover After Being Denied to Visit Grandfather's Gr
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2020-01-07T12:28:03+00:00
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BJP Has Ensured 'Kashmir-like' Situation in Every Part of India, Says Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | December 19, 2019 5:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Slamming the BJP over nationwide protests against the Citizenship Law, PDP president Mehb...
BJP Has Ensured 'Kashmir-like' Situation in Every Part of India, Says Mehbooba Mufti
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After Striking Fear in Kashmiris, Army Now Trying to Enforce Normalcy in Northeast: Mehbooba
India.com News Desk | December 11, 2019 5:31 PM IST
New Delhi: After the Central government withdrew paramilitary forces from Jammu and Kashmir and depl...
After Striking Fear in Kashmiris, Army Now Trying to Enforce Normalcy in Northeast: Mehbooba
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2019-12-11T06:31:06+00:00
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‘No Country For Muslims,’ Says Mehbooba Mufti’s Daughter on Citizenship Amendment Bill
India.com News Desk | December 4, 2019 8:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 was approved by the Union Cabinet, former...
‘No Country For Muslims,’ Says Mehbooba Mufti’s Daughter on Citizenship Amendment Bill
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2019-12-04T09:26:12+00:00
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J&K: Months After Detention, Two Kashmiri Leaders Shifted to Their Houses From MLA Hostel
India.com News Desk | November 25, 2019 10:32 PM IST
New Delhi: Nearly 10 days after Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti was shifted to ...
J&K: Months After Detention, Two Kashmiri Leaders Shifted to Their Houses From MLA Hostel
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2019-11-25T11:32:51+00:00
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'Does an Urgent Hearing on Sunday But...', Mufti Takes Jibe at SC After it Hears Sena-NCP-Cong Plea
India.com News Desk | November 24, 2019 2:29 PM IST
New Delhi: 'The Supreme Court does an urgent hearing on Sunday to decide legalities of government fo...
'Does an Urgent Hearing on Sunday But...', Mufti Takes Jibe at SC After it Hears Sena-NCP-Cong Plea
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2019-11-24T03:29:26+00:00
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J&K: Days After Detention, PDP Leader Mehbooba Mufti Shifted to Government Quarters in Srinagar
India.com News Desk | November 15, 2019 7:40 PM IST
New Delhi: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, who is under detention post the abrogation of Article 370, on ...
J&K: Days After Detention, PDP Leader Mehbooba Mufti Shifted to Government Quarters in Srinagar
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2019-11-15T08:40:20+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Hopes European Parliamentarians Will Get Chance to Meet Civil Society in Jammu And Kashmir
PTI | October 28, 2019 11:55 PM IST
PDP chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday voiced hope that the group of 27 Europe...
Mehbooba Mufti Hopes European Parliamentarians Will Get Chance to Meet Civil Society in Jammu And Kashmir
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2019-10-28T12:55:48+00:00
2019-10-28T12:55:48+00:00
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Days After Meeting Mehbooba Mufti, PDP Leaders Seek Permission Again to Talk to Detained Party Chief
India.com News Desk | October 28, 2019 6:35 PM IST
New Delhi: The Peoples Democratic Party leaders including former legislators of Jammu on Monday soug...
Days After Meeting Mehbooba Mufti, PDP Leaders Seek Permission Again to Talk to Detained Party Chief
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2019-10-28T07:35:19+00:00
2019-10-28T07:35:19+00:00
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Former Jammu and Kashmir CMs Omar and Mehbooba Detained Under PSA, Says Amit Shah
India.com News Desk | October 15, 2019 9:11 AM IST
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have been detai...
Former Jammu and Kashmir CMs Omar and Mehbooba Detained Under PSA, Says Amit Shah
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Mehbooba Mufti Slams Centre for Conditionally Releasing Political Leaders From Detention
India.com News Desk | October 10, 2019 1:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after the Jammu and Kashmir administration released three political leaders from de...
Mehbooba Mufti Slams Centre for Conditionally Releasing Political Leaders From Detention
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2019-10-10T02:04:54+00:00
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J&K: PDP Defers Meeting With Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | October 6, 2019 5:21 PM IST
New Delhi: A 10-member delegation of the PDP was supposed to meet party chief Mehbooba Mufti, detain...
J&K: PDP Defers Meeting With Mehbooba Mufti
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2019-10-06T06:21:21+00:00
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J&K: Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Writes to Centre, Seeks Information on Number of 'Detentions, Arrests' Since Aug 5
India.com News Desk | September 20, 2019 8:10 PM IST
Srinagar: The daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija, on Friday ...
J&K: Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Writes to Centre, Seeks Information on Number of 'Detentions, Arrests' Since A
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2019-09-20T09:10:17+00:00
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