Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (12 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Indian politician who served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, during November 2002–November 2005 and March 2015–January 2016. He was also Minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and Home Minister of India in V. P. Singh's cabinet. He started in the wing of the National Conference led by G. M. Sadiq, which later merged into the Indian National Congress. He switched to Janata Dal in 1987, eventually founding his own regional party, People's Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP continues to be a political force in Jammu and Kashmir, currently led by his daughter Mehbooba Mufti.
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| 6th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 1 March 2015 – 7 January 2016 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Deputy | Nirmal Kumar Singh |
| Preceded by | Omar Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Mehbooba Mufti |
| In office 2 November 2002 – 2 November 2005 | |
| Governor | Girish Chandra Saxena Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Sardar Buta Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 12 May 1986 – 14 July 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | HKL Bhagat |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Tytler |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Maqbool Dar |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mohammed Naik |
| Constituency | Anantnag |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Dharamvir Singh Tyagi |
| Succeeded by | Naresh Kumar Baliyan |
| Constituency | Muzaffarnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1936 Bijbehara, Jammu & Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 7 January 2016 (aged 79) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (1950–1965) Indian National Congress (1965–1987, 1991–1999) Janata Dal (1987–1991) |
| Children | 4 (including Mehbooba Mufti, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti, and Rubaiya Sayeed) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
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