Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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 and was Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha between 2021 and 2022.

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
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSeema Naqvi
Children1
Alma materAsian Academy of Higher Studies, Noida

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

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