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Indian politician

Mohammad Shafi
Member of Rajya Sabha
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyJammu and Kashmir
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
1972–2002
Preceded byM. M. Khan
Succeeded byTaj Mohi-U-Din
ConstituencyUri
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byTaj Mohi-U-Din
Succeeded bySajjad Shafi
ConstituencyUri
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyJammu and Kashmir
Personal details
BornMohammad Shafi
(1943-12-16) 16 December 1943 (age 81)
Uri, Jammu and Kashmir
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyNational Conference
SpouseHamida Begum
ChildrenSajjad Shafi & 6 other children
Alma materB.A., LL. B. University of Kashmir
OccupationSocial Worker, Politician

Mohammad Shafi Uri popularly known as Babbar Sher (Lion) is a former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He represented the Uri Assembly Constituency and was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.

He was elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 1972 and became the Minister of State for Education in 1977 but in 1987, he became Cabinet Minister for Information, Education and Social Welfare then Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development, Cooperative & Panchayat Raj. He introduced Panchayati Raj system in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was made Cabinet Minister for Finance and Education. He was sent to Rajya Sabha from 2009 to 2015 but resigned in 2014 as he was reelected as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Uri in the 2014 election.

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". rajyasabha.nic.in. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Sansad Bhawan, New Delhi.
  3. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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