Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari

Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
In office 11 April 2004 – 31 December 2008
Constituency	Sangrama (District Baramulla)
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2018
Preceded by	Shoaib Nabi Lone
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Sangrama
Minister for Law, Justice, Parliamentary affairs, Relief and Rehabilitation in Government of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1 March 2015 – 7 January 2016
Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation in Government of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 5 April 2016[1] – 17 February 2017
Minister for Horticulture in Government of Jammu and Kashmir[3]
In office 21 February 2017[2] – 30 April 2018
Minister for Horticulture,Law,Justice and Parliamentary affairs Government of Jammu and Kashmir [3]
In office 1 May 2018 – 19 June 2018
Personal details
Born	17 September 1962 Anantnag Jammu and Kashmir
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Fozia Bukhari ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	Alan Bukhari(daughter) and Alyaan Bukhari(son)
Residence	Kreeri (Ancestral Village) Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir
Education	BA, PG Diploma in Tour and Travel management, Import Export management
Alma mater	University of Kashmir

Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari (born 17 September 1962) is an Indian politician and broadcaster from Jammu and Kashmir. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and a member of the Legislative Assembly from the now defunct Sangrama Assembly constituency. [1][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Bukhari is from Sangrama, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Syed Rafi Ud din Bukhari. His wife is a teacher. He completed his B.A. in 1986 at a college affiliated with Kashmir University.[7]

Career

Bukhari is also the former minister for Law, Justice, Revenue, Parliamentary affairs, Horticulture, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the erstwhile state, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He won from Sangrama Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 12,127 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Shuib Nabi Lone of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 1,754 votes.[8]

See also

• Shujaat Bukhari

References

1. Politics PTI 5 Apr 2016 08:33:53 IST (5 April 2016). "J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti allocates portfolios to council of ministers". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
2. "Four days on, Bukhari rejoins J&K Cabinet". Tribuneindia.com. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. "Jammu and Kashmir: Official State Portal". Jk.gov.in. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
4. "Exclusive Skill Development Institutes to be established for growers: Basharat Bukhari". The News Now. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
5. "General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". Jkgad.nic.in. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
6. Rashid, Hakeem Irfan (22 November 2018). "Jammu & Kashmir Governor dissolves Assembly after rivals stake claim to govt formation". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
7. "Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari(JKPDP):Constituency- SANGRAMA(BARAMULLA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
8. "Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election winners list". India Today. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

External links

• Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari affidavit