Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
Zulfkar in Koteranka, Rajouri
MLA Darhal
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byThakur Puran Singh
Succeeded byChowdhary Zulfkar Ali
ConstituencyDarhal
Vice President J&K Apni Party
MLA Darhal
In office
2014 – 2018 November
Preceded byChowdhary Zulfkar Ali
Succeeded byGovernor's Rule
Cabinet Minister J&K Government, India
Personal details
Born1 January 1970 Rajouri, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyJammu and Kashmir Apni Party
Other political
affiliations		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (1996–2002)
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (2003–2020)
SpouseZubeida
Children4
Parent(s)Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain
Gulam Fatima (mother)
RelativesChowdhary Shafiq Ahmad (brother)
Showkat Ali Chowdhary (brother) (Indian Forest Service)
EducationLL.M
M.B.A.
Alma materJammu University
Prince of Wales college
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer, Businessman, Social worker
AwardsBest Legislature J&K Legislative Assembly 2012[1]

Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[2][3][4] He is an Advocate by profession and was part of the 11th and 12th Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Darhal constituency.[5][6] He is a second-generation politician whose father Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain was a renowned politician in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Zulfkar has also served as Cabinet Minister under the Chief Ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti 2015 to 2018. He was associated with Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and served as district chief of the party for district Rajouri 2003 to 2013. He resigned from the PDP and became one of the founding member of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party.[7] Presently Vice President of the party. Ali has been Honoured with Best Legislature 2012.[8][9][10] As a Cabinet Minister, Ali headed various portfolios. Zulfkar also implemented the national food security act (NFSA) in the state and launched a food for poor scheme (MMSFES).[11]

Personal life

Zulfkar was born on 1 January 1970 at Tralla, Rajouri to a well-known bureaucrat turned politician Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain, who belongs to a feudal Zaildar family of the district Rajouri who was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly for 5 terms. Mohmmad Hussain has also served as a minister under the chief ministership of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and Dr Farooq Abdullah.[12] Zulfkar did early schooling from MIER Jammu and Graduation from Prince of Wales College Jammu and bachelors in law and masters in law from University of Jammu and masters in business administration (MBA) from IGNOU. He also did a post-graduate diploma course in Journalism and mass communication, industrial relation personal management, human resources development, business administration and rural development. He is married to Ms Zubeida, daughter of a renowned politician Haji Buland Khan who also served as a member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly and council.[13]

Political career

Zulfkar was active in politics as a student leader and was a president of the student union in University of Jammu. As his father was associated with Jammu and Kashmir national conference after completing his education he joined Jammu and Kashmir national conference and became the zonal president of the youth wing of the party. In 2002, he was denied a ticket by the national conference from the darhal assembly segment and he contested as a rebel national conference candidate in the 2002 general assembly election and lost with a narrow margin. On 5 January 2003, he joined Jammu and Kashmir people democratic party under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and became the district president which he held for a decade in 2008 general election, he again contested the election from the same segment on the PDP Mandidate and was elected to the 11th J&K legislative assembly from 2008 to 2014,[14] he introduced several important legislation, bills resolutions and issues of general public importance in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.[15] He also served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, estimates committee, public undertakings committee, subordinate legislation committee, environment committee etc. and also served as chairman of ethics committee, subordinate legislation committee, and brick klin committee. He was given certificate of appreciation by Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly for his maiden year 2009 in the assembly. His two brother-in-Law Ajaz Ahmed Khan & Mumtaz Ahmed Khan were members of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In the 2014 general election, he had been reelected to the 12th Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly and was inducted as a cabinet minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government and was re-inducted as the cabinet minister headed by Mehbooba Mufti.[16]

Constituency

Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali represented Darhal (vidhan sabha) constituency for a decade from 2008 to November 2018.[17] The constituency is located in the district Rajouri of Jammu province in the lap of PirPangal, having total population of 162540, out of which 86025 are male and 76515 are females with 1543 Schedule caste and 80882 are Schedule tribes (census 2011), the area is tough and mountainous spreading over 100 km2 from Plangarg Thanamandi to Dandote Budhal. Chowdhary Zulfkar transformed the constituency in many ways including the establishment of medical colleges, institutes of higher and high learning including colleges, high and higher secondary schools besides establishment of hundreds of primary and elementary schools, a huge educational infrastructure was set up in the area during the period, besides he ensured 100% electrification of the area with thousands of new poles and new power sub stations were set up. He also focused during the time to ensure 100% rural Road connectivity to every village of the constituency and achieve the target. He got established of additional districts for kotranka, several major developmental works were initiated in the area costing several hundred crores including Anas irrigation project with tunnel, kotranka khawas road, Budhal Shopian Road, degree college kotranka, government medical college at Mera Rajouri, 3 dozen high and higher secondary schools, food for poor under NFSA about 90% of the population covered under PHH category, Rajouri Kandi Budhal double lane road, the establishment of eid gah at kotranka and several tourist spots and establishment of gujjar hostel at kotranka.[18][19][20]

Positions held in J&K government

  1. Cabinet Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
  2. Cabinet Minister for Tribal Affairs Department (Pioneer Minister)
  3. Cabinet Minister for Information and Public Relations Department[21]
  4. Cabinet Minister for Haj and Aquaf Department
  5. Cabinet Minister for Education Department
  6. Chairman of State Consumer Council
  7. Chairman of Ethics Committee
  8. Chairman of Subordinate Legislation Committee
  9. Chairman of Brick Kiln Committee( Environment Committee)

Awards and honors

  • He was awarded by several awards and honors by different organisation in recognition of his outstanding services to societies both nationally as well as internationally.
S no. NAME OF AWARD DATE PLACE ORGANISATION
1. Indra Gandhi Sadbhawana Award 24 November 2006 New Delhi National Integration & Economic Council
2. International Gold Star Millennium Award 7 February 2007 Kathmandu(Nepal) Citizen Integration Peace Society Nepal-India fourm for Peace and Development
3. Rashtryia Gourav Award 16 March 2007 New Delhi India International Friendship Society
4. Eminent Citizen of India Award 9 June 2007 New Delhi International Institute of Education and Management
5. Global Achievers Award 11 June 2013 Bangkok(Thailand) Global Achievers Award
6. International Gold Star Award 18 November 2013 Dubai(UAE) ISC
7. MOHSIN-E-URDU Award 2012 Rajouri Himalayan Education Society
8. Bhartyia Vidhyia Sharomani Award 27 May 2012 New Delhi Indian Solidarity Society
9. SAPPA-E-URDU Award 8 May 2013 Rajouri TBU
10. Eminent Educationist Award 25 June 2013 New Delhi II E&M New Delhi
11. Asia Pacific Achievers Award 15 June 2014 Tashkent (Uzbekistan) ISC New Delhi &GAF
12. Best Legislator Award 2012 July 2016 Srinagar J&K Legislative Assembly & J&K State Govt.
13. Certificate of Appreciation for his Madin Year 2009 Srinagar Speaker J&K Speaker
14. Bhartiyia Gourav Award 4 October 2017 New Delhi IIFS
15. Saksham Award 2017 New Delhi Ministry of Petroleum and National Gas GOI
16. International Global Achievers Award 29 June 2019 MOSCOW (RUSSIA) GAF
17. International Royal Personality Award 31ST Jan 2020 Bangkok(Thailand) GAF & IPF

Publications

  1. Research work on center-state relations under article 356 of constitution of India with special reference to article 370.
  2. Working on PanchaytiRaj institutions in India.
  3. Condition of child labour and overview.

Social life

He is president and chairman of CMH educational society and CMH group of colleges, working for the spread of education in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and upliftment of the weaker section of the society particularly the down trodden and Tribals

References

  1. ↑ https://www.tribuneindia.com/.news/archive/features/.zulfkar-haq-saroori-conferred-with-best-legislators-award-247752
  2. ↑ "Zulfkar seeks free ration, financial packages for all BPL persons, daily wagers". Rising Kashmir. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ch Zulfkar Ali(JKPDP):Constituency- DARHAL(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Home | National e-Vidhan Application". jkla.neva.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "List of constituencies (District Wise) : Jammu & Kashmir Election 2014 Election Candidate Information". myneta.info. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Excelsior, Daily (7 March 2020). "Khan brothers, Zulfkar, Ashraf Mir to join JKAP". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Zulfkar, Haq, Saroori conferred with Best Legislators Award". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir: Official Portal". jk.gov.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir assembly to give best legislator awards". India.com. 7 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com.
  12. ↑ "Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain - Wikipedia". en.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Gulabgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) - Wikipedia". en.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "MLA Darhal Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali addressing workers meeting at Kotranka".
  15. ↑ "J-K Govt. mulls bringing three consumer bills in ongoing budget session: Zulfkar Ali". www.aninews.in.
  16. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Mufti_Mohommad_Sayeed _Ministry
  17. ↑ Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
  18. ↑ "Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali". India.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "Choudhary Zulfkar Ali". The Statesman. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "J-K to soon have maiden Media Advisory Committee: Zulfkar".
  21. ↑ "Zulfkar Ali gets Information portfolio".
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