Mohammed Shakir ( te, మొహమ్మెద్ షాకిర్; ur, مہمد شاکر; born 16 July 1948) is a former politician for the
Anantapur district
Anantapur district officially: Anantapuramu district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in So ...
. Previously, he served as a Minister in the state cabinet as well as in the
AP Legislative Assembly.
Early life
He was born on 16 July 1948 to Late Haji M. Abdul Rahman, He was the fifth among the 16 children in the family. He studied in the local Zilla Parishad High School and later on in 1974 graduated with B.Sc from Veerashaiva College in Bellary becoming the first person in his family to have a degree. After completing his education he moved back to his home town of Kadiri and became a textile trader. In the same year he married Shahnaz Shakir.
Career
In 1983 he was elected to the AP Legislative Assembly and served in the cabinet of Shri
N.T. Rama Rao garu. In 1989 he contested the elections again and became a
MLA. His wife Shahnaz Shakir was elected the Chairperson of the
Kadiri Municipal Council in 2000, becoming the first woman to be elected to that post.
In 2010 he became a member of the
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth la ...
and participated in the fast with
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the President of
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth la ...
. He is presently in the process of establishing the party in the villages adjoining
Kadiri. He and other leaders have recently opened a party office in
Kadiri from where they are able to reach out to the general public. He is actively involved in public welfare and social causes.
Conviction
In May 2016, the ''
Times of India
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'' reported that at a special court for
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmen ...
(CBI) cases, Shakir was sentenced to 5 years in jail for defrauding the Sanatnagar branch of
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank (abbreviated as PNB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Delhi. The bank was founded in May 1894 and is the second largest government-owned bank in India, both in terms of its business volumes and its network ...
(PNB) of Rs. 8.29 crore. ''
The Hindu
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'' reported that Shakir was sentenced to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and that a political accomplice, Kandikunta Venkata Prasad, was sentenced to 7 years;
and reported that the politicians had "connived with the bank officials in an innovative fraud linked to generating fake demand drafts".
The bank had filed the original complaint with the CBI in 2003.
At the sentencing, the CBI reported that the accused had acquired large properties with the amounts that were defrauded.
In October 2004, the ''
Times of India
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'' reported Shakir was arrested and released on bail by the Bangalore police in connection with a separate land dispute. The charge related to a dispute over Rs 2 crore worth of land he had purchased from a retired deputy superintendent of police in Kadiri in Anantapur district, who had got the land registered in his relative's name.
See also
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1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 1983 was held in January 1983 in 294 constituencies in United Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the follow ...
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1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
In the 1989 United Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, Indian National Congress swept the polls, winning 181 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Marri Chenna Reddy was elected the Chief Minister. The ...
References
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People from Anantapur district
YSR Congress Party politicians
Living people
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Telugu politicians
1948 births