Firhad Hakim( Bobby Da) | |
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 Hakim in November 2020 | |
| 38th Mayor of Kolkata | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2021 | |
| Deputy | Atin Ghosh |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
| Constituency | Ward No. 82 |
| In office 3 December 2018 – 7 May 2020 | |
| Deputy | Atin Ghosh |
| Preceded by | Sovan Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
| Constituency | Ward No. 82 |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | Suvendu Adhikari (Transport) Chandrima Bhattacharya (Housing) |
| In office 20 May 2011 – 5 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Ashok Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Chandrima Bhattacharya |
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Kolkata Port |
| In office 10 November 2009 – 13 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tapas Paul |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Alipore |
| Chairman of Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 7 May 2020 – 24 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Mayor of Kolkata) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Mayor of Kolkata) |
| Chairman of HIDCO and KMDA | |
| Assumed office July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Debasish Sen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1959 (age 65)[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 1998) |
| Spouse | Ismat Hakim |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Chetla, Kolkata - 700027[2] |
| Alma mater | Heramba Chandra College (BCom) |
| Other names | Bobby da |
Firhad Hakim (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current and 38th Mayor of Kolkata.[3] He is also serving as Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of West Bengal. He is a MLA of the Trinamool Congress party from Kolkata Port.
Hakim was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2009. Two years later, he became a cabinet minister in the Mamata Banerjee ministry. In December 2018, he was appointed mayor following the resignation of the incumbent Sovan Chatterjee.
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- ^ "Official Website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation". www.kmcgov.in. Retrieved 21 March 2020.