Sabir Shaikh ( mr, साबीर शेख) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

and a former cabinet minister in the

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. He was elected to

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in 1999 from

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constituency. He held Labour and Employment portfolio. Shaikh died on 15 October 2014, after a prolonged illness. He was Muslim face of Shiv Sena and close aide of Balasaheb Thackeray.

Positions held

* 1990: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 1995: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) * 1995: Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment,

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* 1999: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)

References

External links

Shiv Sena Official website
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Positions held

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