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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.

Pulwama Terror Attack: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti Bats For Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Says he Should be Given a Chance
India.com News Desk | February 20, 2019 4:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that Pakistan Prime...
Pulwama Terror Attack: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti Bats For Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Says he Should be Given a Ch
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'Cowardly And Gruesome': Politicians Condemn Pulwama Terror Attack on CRPF Convoy
India.com News Desk | February 14, 2019 5:53 PM IST
New Delhi: In the worst-ever terror attack on the Army, at least 40 CRPF jawans were killed and seve...
'Cowardly And Gruesome': Politicians Condemn Pulwama Terror Attack on CRPF Convoy
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2019-02-14T06:53:40+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Lauds Pakistan PM Imran Khan For Deciding to Name Forest Reserve After Guru Nanak Dev; Attacks Centre For Indulging in Hindutva Politics
India.com News Desk | February 10, 2019 8:28 PM IST
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lauded Pakistan Prime Minist...
Mehbooba Mufti Lauds Pakistan PM Imran Khan For Deciding to Name Forest Reserve After Guru Nanak Dev; Attacks
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2019-02-10T09:28:33+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Should Not be Taken Seriously, Jammu And Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Her Anti-Army statement
India.com News Desk | February 7, 2019 6:48 AM IST
New Delhi: "Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should not be taken seriously," s...
Mehbooba Mufti Should Not be Taken Seriously, Jammu And Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Her Anti-Army sta
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Politics of Congress and BJP driven by Hindutva: Mehbooba Mufti
PTI Feeds | February 6, 2019 3:28 PM IST
Srinagar, Feb 6 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said it was difficult to differentiate ...
Politics of Congress and BJP driven by Hindutva: Mehbooba Mufti
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2019-02-06T04:28:14+00:00
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JNU Sedition Case: Patiala House Court Fixes February 28 as Date For Next Hearing
India.com News Desk | February 6, 2019 12:44 PM IST
New Delhi: The Patiala House Court on Wednesday fixed February 28 as the date for next hearing in JN...
JNU Sedition Case: Patiala House Court Fixes February 28 as Date For Next Hearing
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2019-02-06T01:44:14+00:00
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India's response to Qureshi-Mirwaiz talk has reduced Indo-Pak ties to lowest level: Mehbooba
PTI Feeds | January 31, 2019 3:57 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 31 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said India's response to telephonic con...
India's response to Qureshi-Mirwaiz talk has reduced Indo-Pak ties to lowest level: Mehbooba
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2019-01-31T04:57:33+00:00
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Peoples Democratic Party Expels Altaf Bukhari For 'Anti-party Activities'
India.com News Desk | January 19, 2019 9:43 PM IST
New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expelled former minister Altaf Bukhari for his...
Peoples Democratic Party Expels Altaf Bukhari For 'Anti-party Activities'
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2019-01-19T10:43:40+00:00
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Hurriyat shouldn't consider me an alien: Satyapal Malik
ANI Feeds | January 16, 2019 1:09 PM IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): "Hurriyat should not consider me an alien," said Ja...
Hurriyat shouldn't consider me an alien: Satyapal Malik
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2019-01-16T02:09:39+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Backs Kanhaiya Kumar And Umar Khalid, Likens JNU sedition Case to 2013 Afzal Guru's Hanging
India.com News Desk | January 15, 2019 8:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday raised question on the ...
Mehbooba Mufti Backs Kanhaiya Kumar And Umar Khalid, Likens JNU sedition Case to 2013 Afzal Guru's Hanging
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2019-01-15T09:47:35+00:00
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Mehbooba calls local militants 'sons of soil'; asks Centre to engage J&K militant leadership
PTI Feeds | January 15, 2019 7:18 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 15 (PTI) Terming local militants as "sons of soil", PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday s...
Mehbooba calls local militants 'sons of soil'; asks Centre to engage J&K militant leadership
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2019-01-15T08:18:48+00:00
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JNU sedition case: Mehbooba questions timing of filing of charge sheet
PTI Feeds | January 14, 2019 8:25 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 14 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday questioned the timing of filing of charge...
JNU sedition case: Mehbooba questions timing of filing of charge sheet
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2019-01-14T09:25:14+00:00
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J&K: Dreaded Terrorist And IED Expert Zeenat-ul-Islam Among Two Militants Killed in Kulgam Encounter
India.com News Desk | January 13, 2019 8:09 AM IST
Srinagar: Two militants, including one of the dreaded and oldest militants Zeenat-ul-Islam, were gun...
J&K: Dreaded Terrorist And IED Expert Zeenat-ul-Islam Among Two Militants Killed in Kulgam Encounter
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2019-01-12T21:09:48+00:00
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Coalition govts deliver results unlike one-party rule: Mehbooba
PTI Feeds | January 8, 2019 5:49 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said coalition governments deliver better...
Coalition govts deliver results unlike one-party rule: Mehbooba
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2019-01-08T06:49:59+00:00
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Fire in Sherbagh area of Anantnag, 6 buildings damaged
PTI Feeds | January 6, 2019 6:33 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 6 (PTI) A fire broke out in a building housing a clinic at Sherbagh area of Anantnag d...
Fire in Sherbagh area of Anantnag, 6 buildings damaged
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2019-01-06T07:33:59+00:00
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Mehbooba hails SC's decision to constitute 3-member bench for hearing Ayodhya land dispute case
PTI Feeds | January 5, 2019 11:48 PM IST
Srinagar, Jan 5 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday welcomed the S...
Mehbooba hails SC's decision to constitute 3-member bench for hearing Ayodhya land dispute case
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2019-01-05T12:48:09+00:00
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J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik Attacks Mehbooba Mufti For 'Favouring' Militants, Call it a 'Political Compulsion'
India.com News Desk | December 31, 2018 8:13 PM IST
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik courted a fresh controversy by saying that spe...
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik Attacks Mehbooba Mufti For 'Favouring' Militants, Call it a 'Political Compulsio
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2018-12-31T09:13:28+00:00
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J&K: Mehbooba Mufti Warns Police After Meeting Terrorist's Family, Says Won't Allow Bloodshed in South Kashmir
India.com News Desk | December 30, 2018 7:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Days after suspected militant s sister and her husband was allegedly beaten up by the pol...
J&K: Mehbooba Mufti Warns Police After Meeting Terrorist's Family, Says Won't Allow Bloodshed in South Kashmi
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2018-12-30T08:59:21+00:00
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NIA Raids: Mehbooba Mufti Says It's Premature to Declare Suspects Terrorists on Basis of 'Sutli Bombs'
India.com News Desk | December 28, 2018 10:16 PM IST
Srinagar: In an obvious jibe at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over the material recovered ...
NIA Raids: Mehbooba Mufti Says It's Premature to Declare Suspects Terrorists on Basis of 'Sutli Bombs'
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2018-12-28T11:16:25+00:00
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Political parties condemn civilian deaths in J-K's Pulwama, demand action
PTI Feeds | December 15, 2018 6:45 PM IST
Srinagar, Dec 15 (PTI) Mainstream political parties in Kashmir Saturday condemned the killing of civ...
Political parties condemn civilian deaths in J-K's Pulwama, demand action
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