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Shariff Ahmed Appointed Advisor to Andhra Pradesh Government

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ANDHRA PRADESH :

Amaravati:

Senior leader of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and former chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Mohammed Shariff Ahmed has been appointed as the Advisor to Andhra Pradesh government on minority affairs.

Shariff, who is TDP general secretary, will enjoy the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He is the first Muslim leader to be appointed as Advisor by the TDP-led NDA government.

Shariff’s name figures in the list of 59 leaders appointed on nominated posts by the Chandrababu Naidu government.

This is the second important post given to Muslim leader by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Nasyam Mohammed Farooq is the lone Muslim in Naidu’s Cabinet. The 74-year-old is the minister for law and minority affairs.

Shariff hails from Narsapuram in West Godavari district.  The 70-year-old has been associated with the TDP since the party’s inception in 1982. He holds Bachelor of Commerce degree from a college in Narsapuram and Master of Commerce and LLB degrees from Bhopal University.

Shariff became chairperson of Legislative Council in February 2019 and held the position till May 2021.

TDP State Minority Cell president Moulana Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Finance Corporation. Hailing from Nandyal, he studied from Darul Uloom Sabeelur Rashad, Bangalore.

Shariff and Mushtaq are only two Muslim leaders in the second list of nominated posts.

In the first list released last month, the government had appointed TDP leader Shaik Abdul Aziz as chairman of state Waqf Board. Abdul Aziz, a former mayor of Nellore, is currently the TDP president for the Nellore parliamentary constituency. The 64-year-old industrialist-cum-politician was expecting nomination to the Legislative Council but was appointed chairman of the Waqf Board.

source: http://www.radiancenews.com / Radiance News / Home> Latest News> Report / by Radiance News Bureau / November 09th, 2024

Farooq, Sravan sworn in as Ministers

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NDHRA PRADESH :

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan conveying his wishes to Kidari Sravan Kumar after swearing in as Minister, at Praja Vedika near Vijayawada on Sunday. (Right) N. Md. Farooq swearing in as Minister. | Photo Credit: CH_VIJAYA BHASKAR
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan conveying his wishes to Kidari Sravan Kumar after swearing in as Minister, at Praja Vedika near Vijayawada on Sunday. (Right) N. Md. Farooq swearing in as Minister. | Photo Credit: CH_VIJAYA BHASKAR

Chief Minister promises to strive for the welfare of the minorities and tribals

N. Md. Farooq and Kidari Sravan Kumar were sworn in as Ministers by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan at Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s residence in Amaravati on Sunday.

This takes the strength of the Cabinet to 26.

The decision to give representation to the minorities and tribals in the Cabinet seems to have been taken with an eye on the 2019 elections. Mr. Sravan is the son of Araku MLA, Sarveswara Rao, who had been killed by the Maoists recently.

Portfolios

Sources in the CMO said that Mr. Farooq was allocated the subjects of Minority Welfare, Health, APMSIDC, Food Safety and NTR Health University and Mr. Sravan Kumar given the responsibility of Tribal Welfare, Primary Health, Family Welfare, Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Drug Control and Ayush ministries. Sources also said that Minister for Social Welfare Nakka Ananda Babu was given then additional responsibility of Cinematography.

However, an official announcement is yet to come on the allocation of the portfolios. Addressing the media after the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Naidu said all the Ministers should cooperate with the new members of the Cabinet. “Mr. Sravan is an IIT graduate. He is preparing for the civil services. Instead of becoming a civil servant, he has become a Minister. We will groom him into a good leader. We will also offer Group-I post to Mr. Sravan’s brother and help his sister become a doctor,” Mr. Naidu said. Abraham, son of former MLA Siveri Soma who was also killed along with Sarveswara Rao, was appointed member of the SC, ST Commission.

Mr. Naidu said he would strive for the welfare of the minorities and tribals.

He said Mr. Farooq had vast political experience and was an efficient leader. Mr. Farooq had earlier served as a Minister and Chairman of the Legislative

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Appaji Reddem / Vijayawada – November 12th, 2018