Zaffar Iqbal Manhas

Zafar Iqbal Manhas
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
In office 2015–2021[1]
Vice president Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017[2]
Personal details
Born	16 August 1957 (63 years) Jammu and Kashmir, India^[citation needed]
Political party	Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party
Other political affiliations	Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (until 2020)

Zafar Iqbal Manhas is an Indian writer and politician who served as member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council from 2015 to 2021.

Life

He was an MLC of the Shopian district of Kashmir division.[1] He was a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party until joining the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in March 2020[3] He is also vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[4] He is vocal about the plight of Kashmiris especially displaced Kashmiri Pandits.[5]

References

1. "Members of The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council" (PDF). jklegislativecouncil.nic.in. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
2. "Zafar Manhas is art academy vice-president". The Tribune. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
3. "Altaf Bukhari launches Jammu and Kashmir Apni party, 31 leaders from PDP, NC, Congress to join". 8 March 2020.
4. "Zafar Iqbal Manhas is vice president JK Academy". risingkashmir.com. RisingKashmir.in. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
5. "Srinagar's Kashmiri Politician, Zafar Iqbal Manhas talk about Kashmir Issues in Bilataklluf @TAG TV - YouTube". M.youtube.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.