Sakina Itoo | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2024 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Manoj Sinha |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Minister for Social Welfare and Administrative Reforms, Inspections, Trainings & Public Grievances | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Peerzada Mohammad Sayed |
| Succeeded by | Sajjad Gani Lone |
| Minister of State for Education, Government of J&K | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Governor | Girish Chandra Saxena |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Floriculture, Government of J&K (Independent charge) | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Governor | Girish Chandra Saxena |
| Chief Minister | Farooq Abdullah |
| Leader of the Opposition in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Chairman | Abdul Rashid Dar Ghulam Nabi Lone |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Muzaffar Parray |
| Succeeded by | Nayeem Akter |
| Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Governor | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Chief Minister | Mufti Sayeed Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–2002 | |
| Constituency | Noorabad |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Governor | N.N Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1970 Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
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| Residence(s) | Damhal Hanji Pora, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Education | Intermediate |
Sakina Masood Itoo (born 5 December 1970[1]) is an Indian politician affiliated to the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. She is currently the Cabinet minister for Education, Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] She has served as cabinet minister of erstwhile state of the Jammu and Kashmir. She has also served as minister for several departments, including Social Welfare, Ari Trainings and Public Grievances, Education, Tourism, Floriculture, Public Works, and PHE among others. She is one of the youngest members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. She was only 26 years old when she won her first assembly election in 1996. She has won "Best MLA Award" in 2012 for her contribution to her constituency.[3]
- ^ "At a glance: 9 Muslim women candidates from Kashmir valley contesting J&K assembly polls". www.indiatvnews.com. 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Sakina Itoo, whose father was killed by terrorists, is sole woman minister in Omar Abdullah's J&K cabinet". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2024.
- ^ Hameed, Danishwar (16 October 2024). "Omar Abdullah's Cabinet: Spotlight on Sakeena Itoo, a woman of influence". The Kashmiriyat. Retrieved 16 October 2024.