Zameer Ahmed Khan (born 1 August 1966) is an Indian politician serving as the Cabinet Minister in the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

. He is a 5 time MLA of

Chamrajpet Chamrajpete is a locality in the central part of the city of Bengaluru. It is bordered by Basavanagudi, Banashankari, Chickpet and Majestic. Chamrajpete is one of the oldest areas in Bengaluru, 2.9 km. from Bangalore City Railway Station ...

Constituency and managing partner of National Travels.

Early life

BP Basheer Ahmed Khan founded National Travels. After his death in the early 1950s, his eldest son B Ataulla Khan took charge of the company followed by his brothers namely: B Ziaulla, B Sanaulla, B Anwarulla, B Rahmathulla, B Noorulla, and B Sirajulla. They were succeeded by a third generation, led by B Ataulla Khan and his brothers.

Career

He is a member of the Legislative Assembly, Cabinet Minister Govt. Of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and former General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh

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. Khan was the former Minister for the

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and

Wakf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...

Board for

government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

. In 2005, S. M. Krishna was appointed

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governor, which paved the way for Zameer's political growth. When Krishna vacated Chamarajpet's seat to take up the governor's post, JD(S) fielded Zameer who beat Krishna's lieutenant R. V. Devraj. Subsequently, Zameer was sworn in as Haj and Wakf minister in the JDS- BJP coalition government under

H D Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

. On 25 March 2018, Zameer along with 6 other MLA's of the JD(S) party officially joined

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Position held

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007 Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028 Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka 1966 births