Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Naqvi in 2017
Minister of Minority Affairs
In office
12 July 2016 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byNajma Heptullah
Succeeded bySmriti Irani
Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
In office
19 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
LeaderPiyush Goyal
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Succeeded byDharmendra Pradhan
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
In office
26 May 2014 – 12 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterNajma Heptullah
Preceded byNinong Ering
Succeeded byVirendra Kumar
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterM.Venkaiah Naidu
Ananth Kumar
Preceded byV Narayanasamy
Succeeded byVijay Goel
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
8 July 2016 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byM. J. Akbar
Succeeded byAditya Sahu
ConstituencyJharkhand
In office
5 July 2010 – 4 July 2016
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 67)
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSeema Naqvi
Children1
Alma materAsian Academy of Higher Studies, Noida[1][2]

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian politician and was the Union Minister of Minority Affairs. He had served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from 2002 to 2022[3] and was Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha between 2021 and 2022.

Naqvi was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh from 2010 to 2016 and from Jharkhand from 2016 to 2022.

  1. ^ "Alumni - Mass Communication Colleges in Delhi India - AAFT Mass communication - Top Mass Communication College in India - AAFT School of Mass Communication". aaft.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Rampur(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history".