Javaid Mustafa Mir

Javaid Mustafa Mir
Javaid Mustafa Mir at Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2017
Constituency	Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Minister for Disaster Management & Relief Rehabilitation and Floriculture Government of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 2017–2018
Minister for Revenue Government of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 2015–2016
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2014–2018
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2008–2014
Minister of State for Rural Development Department, Panchayati Raj, Science & Technology and Information Technology
In office 2007–2008
Minister of State for Power Development Department
In office 2003–2006
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2002–2008
Personal details
Born	(1969-12-24)24 December 1969 Jammu and Kashmir (state)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party
Spouse(s)	Rehana Javaid
Children	3; 2(Sons)1 (Daughter)
Parent(s)	Mir Mustafa (father), Aisha Begum (mother)
Education	B.A.

Javaid Mustafa Mir is an Indian politician and a former minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2002, 2008 and 2014 from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency).^[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Javaid Mustafa Mir was born in a political family in 1969. His father, Mir Mustafa was elected as MLA from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) twice in 1987 and 1990. He was abducted and assassinated by the militants after which Javaid started handling his family business until 2002 when his political journey began.^[3]

Political career[]

Javaid Mustafa Mir started his political career in 2002, twelve years after his father’s assassination. His father's supporters encouraged Javaid for fighting the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He joined Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who fielded Javaid from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency).^[2] He contested and won from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency) with a huge margin.^[4]

After winning the 2002 Assembly elections, he was inducted as the Minister of State for Power Development Department up to 2005. In 2007, he became the Minister of State for Rural Development Department, Panchayati Raj, Science & Technology and Information Technology.^[5]

In 2008 the government under the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad collapsed and in 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Mir was elected 2nd time MLA from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency). During this term in the opposition, Mir was known in the Assembly for having a bold voice and as an honest personality.^[6]

Javaid again contested in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election and emerged as a winner for the third term consecutively from Chadoora (Vidhan Sabha constituency). After winning the elections, he was inducted into the PDP-BJP cabinet led by then Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and in 2015, became Minister for Revenue, a position that he maintained until January 2016 when the Chief Minister passed away and the government collapsed.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017 he was again inducted into the cabinet as the Minister for Disaster Management & Relief Rehabilitation and Floriculture and was in office until 2018 when the government collapsed after the collation was disbanded.^[7]

Javaid left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in January 2019.^[8][9]

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