Mohsin Raza | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Minority Welfare,Muslim waqf & haj Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Danish Azad Ansari |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 18 Sep 2017 – 5 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Thakur Jaiveer Singh |
| Succeeded by | Yogesh Choudhary |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1968 Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Fauzia Sarwar Fatima
(m. 2001) |
Mohsin Raza (born 15 January 1968) is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He is the Minister of State for Minority Welfare Muslim Waqf and Hajj of the state in the Yogi Adityanath ministry.
Raza is a Muslim by faith and comes from a family of landowners that traces their roots to the city of Sufis Safipur. He represented Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy. He also had a career in modelling and acting, and was also crowned as Prince Lucknow in 1995. In 2013, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elevated to the post of its spokesperson. Following the party's victory in the 2017 Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh, he was made a Minister of State and given the portfolios of Science & Technology, Information Technology & Electronics, Muslim Waqf and Haj of the state[1] & Incharge of Amethi.[2] In August 2019 (Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Reshuffle) Raza was appointed Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf & Hajj.