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 the 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 and had studied law from

L.A. Shah Law College Sir L.A. Shah Law College is a heritage Law college of Ahmedabad, in the State of Gujarat. This college has gained the approval of Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. It offers three years undergraduate course (LL.B. or Bachelor of Law) and L ...

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He practised as a lawyer before joining politics.

Political career

Shaikh started his political career in 1979 as a Senate Member of Gujarat University. He served as the General Secretary of the 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 the Minority Cell of the

Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Gujarat. Jagdish Thakor is the president of the Committee. It has 1,862 seats in various urban and rural local bodies in Gujarat. Its office is l ...

(1992–1995) and Vice Chairman of Minority Cell of party (2020). He was appointed the Vice President of Khawaja Saheb Dargah Committee, Ajmer Sharif Dargah by the Ministry of Minority Affairs of India. 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. 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. He had served as the party spokesperson as well. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation from 2010 to his death in 2020. He died on 26 April 2020 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He was buried two days later at Ganj Shahid Kabrastan in Danilimda, Ahmedabad. His wife Farida Khatun had also contracted COVID-19.

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