Party Name : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Constituency : Srinagar
State : Jammu and Kashmir
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Mother's Name : Smt. Mollie Abdullah
Date of birth : 10 Mar 1970
Profession : Consultant Social Worker, Trade Unionist
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Oct. 1999 to 22 July 2001 Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry22 July 2001 to 23 Dec. 2002 Union Minister of State, External Affairs2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Committee on External AffairsMember, Committee on Provision of Computers for MPs, Offices of Parties, Officers of LSSMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs5 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Commerce25 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee of Privileges18 January 2006-onwards Member, Sub-committee of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerece for Special Economic Zones18 January 2006-onwards Member, Sub-committee of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerece for Special Economic Zones5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on CommerceJanuary 2009 Resigned w.e.f. 6 January, 2009
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman, Nawa-i-Subh Charitable Trust ; Founder Member, Rahat Charitable Trust
Special Interests
Finding long-term solution to the problem of unemployment among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Sports and Clubs
Tennis, skiing , scuba, diving and motocross biking; President, J&K River Runners Association, 1998; J&K Table Tennis Association; Member, Delhi Gymkhana Club, Delhi Golf Club; Royal Springs Golf Club, Srinagar
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Nominated Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2000-2001; Led the Indian delegations to (i) UNESCAP Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, 2000; (ii) World Economic Summit in Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil, 2000; (iii) UN World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa, 2001; and (iv) Haj Conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2001; Prime Minister`s Special Envoy to Libya, 2001; and Panelist in the Special Economic Forum Annual Meeting in New York, 2002
