Badruddin Shaikh

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Badruddin Shaikh
Leader of Opposition in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
In office
2010–2020
Personal details
Born(1952-09-13)13 September 1952
Died26 April 2020(2020-04-26) (aged 67)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Resting placeGanj Shahid Kabrastan, Danilimda, Ahmedabad
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Farida Khatun

Badruddin Shaikh (13 September 1952 – 26 April 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation from 2010 to 2020.

Early life[]

Shaikh graduated from Bhakt Vallabh Dhoda College in Ahmedabad and did his post-graduation from H. K. Arts College[1] and had studied law from L.A. Shah Law College.[citation needed] He practised as a lawyer before joining politics.[1]

Political career[]

Shaikh started his political career in 1979 as a Senate Member of Gujarat University. He served as the General Secretary of National Students' Union of India (1984–1986) and General Secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress (1985-1990). Later he was a Syndicate Member of Gujarat University (1990–1993). He was a Chairman of Minority Cell of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (1992–1995) and Vice Chairman of Minority Cell of party (2020).[2][3][4] He was appointed the Vice President of Khawaja Saheb Dargah Committee, Ajmer Sharif Dargah by the Ministry of Minority Affairs of India.[3]

He was elected as the Municipal Councillor in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 1995 and subsequently served four terms (1995–2000, 2000–2005, 2010–2015, 2015–2020) from Behrampura ward.[5][2][6] During this period, he was a Chairman of the Standing Committee (2000–2003) as well as a member of Standing Committee, Town Planning Committee, Legal Committee and V. S. Hospital Management Board.[2][7][6] He had served as the party spokesperson as well.[6][8] He was the Leader of Opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation from 2010 to his death in 2020.[3][9]

He died on 26 April 2020 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[2] He was buried two days later at Ganj Shahid Kabrastan in Danilimda, Ahmedabad. His wife Farida Khatun had also contracted COVID-19.[5][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "અમદાવાદ કોંગ્રેસના કોર્પોરેટર બદરુદ્દીન શેખનું SVPમાં કોરોનાથી નિધન". vyaapaarsamachar (in Gujarati). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Patel, Lakshmi (27 April 2020). "Covid-19 claims life of Badruddin Shaikh". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gujarat: Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh dies of coronavirus". Times Now News. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "અખિલ ભારતિય કોંગ્રેસના માઈનોરિટી ડિપાર્ટમેન્ટમા વાઇસ ચેરમેન તરીકે બદરુદ્દીન શેખની નિમણુંક". Western Times News (in Gujarati). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cong corporator laid to rest in Ahmedabad". The Indian Express. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "AMC corporator Badruddin Shaikh resigns as GPCC spokesperson". The Indian Express. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Bypolls: Dissent in Gujarat Congress". DNA India. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Gujarat Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh resigns from all party posts". Zee News. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Asit Vora unanimously elected new city mayor - Indian Express". Indian Express. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh given a silent send off". The Times of India. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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