Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari (born 1958) is an Indian politician from

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and the president of the

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India, founded by Altaf Bukhari in March 2020. History The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party was formed on 8 March 2020 by thirty one former members of the Jammu a ...

. He was a member in the

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, from the

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, for the

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. Bukhari was the elected education minister and later given additional charge of the finance. Almost a year after being expelled from PDP, he formed his own party called

on 8 March 2020.

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Living people Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party politicians Kashmiri people Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018 Apni Party politicians 1958 births Indian people of Kashmiri descent {{JammuKashmir-politician-stub