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Peer Mohammed Hussain Soharvardi (born 12 April 1941) is a Kashmiri politician and former Minister of State in the erstwhile state of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
. He served as Member of Legislative Assembly (2002-2008) after being elected from the
Shangus Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Demographics The population of Shangus village was 5,235 according to the 2011 Indian census, while the population of the Shan ...
assembly constituency. He, subsequently, also served as Vice Chairman of the J&K Muslim Wakf Board.


Personal life


Family

Hussain was born on 12 April 1942 in Kadapora, Anantnag to Haajra Begum and Peer Salam-ud-din Soharvardi. He is a descendent of the famous Soharvardi clan, a family of prominent Sufi
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and Hakeems. He is
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(descendant of
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). He has four children. One of his daughters, Sameena Hussain, currently serves as District Development Council Member from Achabal Block on the mandate of
People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is a political alliance between the several regional political parties in Jammu and Kashmir campaigning for autonomy for the region by restoring special status along with Article 35A of the ...
. One of his sons, Advocate Hashim Hussain Soharvardi, is the former Additional Advocate General of J&K and a prominent youth leader of
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Founded as the ''All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference'' by Sheikh Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam A ...
. His son-in-law Peerzada Mansoor Hussain is also former member Legislative Assembly from Shangus, Anantnag (2008-2014).


Education

He did his early schooling from Govt. Higher Secondary School,
Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
. He did B.Sc. Agriculture from
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in
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.


Government service

He also served as a
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. He has been designated as ACD
Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
, Director Rural Development Department and
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in various parts of the Chenab Valley including various other posts as well. After retirement he joined
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (''fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important role ...
to form the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
.


Political career


Pre 1999

Peer Mohd. Hussain was long before his retirement affiliated to politics. He was one of the closest aids of Mirza Afzal Beg.


1999-2008

In 1999,
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, Tariq Hameed Karra,
Ghulam Hassan Mir Ghulam Hassan Mir is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. He was the founding member of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party. He was elected to the Gulmarg constituenc ...
and Hussain formed the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
. He played a huge role in introducing the party to the Chenab Valley where he was quite influential. He was instrumental in popularizing the party in South Kashmir. He was also a part of the general council of the
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. He contested in the
2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Par ...
from
Shangus Shangus is a village Panchayat and a tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Demographics The population of Shangus village was 5,235 according to the 2011 Indian census, while the population of the Shan ...
in District
Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
on the mandate of
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
and comfortably won the seat defeating the runner up Gulzar Ahmad Wani of
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. In the coalition government of
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and
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when Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Hussain was appointed
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of Jammu and Kashmir. He was given the portfolios of PDD, Health, Fisheries and Higher Education. He served as Minister of State until 2008.


2009-present

In 2009, he contested the
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from
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on the mandate of
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
in which he lost to
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candidate
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by a rather slim margin. On, 23 March 2015 he was appointed Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board by CM
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (''fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important role ...
. After the death of
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, Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as
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of Jammu and Kashmir. Hussain started maintaining distance from the party as he was not satisfied with the leadership's treatment of senior leader's and he was also not in favour of the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
and
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coalition government. He claimed that Mehbooba Mufti was cornered by stooges who were leading her to the wrong way, he claimed that they were harming the party's reputation on the ground level. In November 2017, he resigned from the post VC Wakf Board and the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
. On 19 Dec 2018, he joined
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at the residence of Farooq Abdullah amidst thousands of his supporters leaving
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
where he was a co-founder.


References

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