Mubarak Ahmad Gul (born 1951), also known as Mubarak Gul, is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a five time member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In 2014, he won from Eidgah Assembly constituency.
Mubarak Gul | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 28 February 2013 – 18 March 2015 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Omar Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Akbar Lone |
| Succeeded by | Kavinder Gupta |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Constituency | Eidgah |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Constituency | Eidgah |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Constituency | Eidgah |
| In office 1996–2002 | |
| Constituency | Eidgah |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Constituency | Eidgah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Education | BA |
| Alma mater | University of Kashmir[1] |
Representing Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, he also served speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from 2013 to 2015 and was advisor to the then chief minister Omar Abdullah.[2]
Early life and education
editGul was from Habakadal, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Gulam Mohammed Nihami. He completed his B.A.in 1978 at a college affiliated with Kashmir University.[3]
He completed his Bachelor's of Arts from University of Kashmir in 1978.
He completed his Bachelor's of Arts from University of Kashmir in 1978.
Career
editGul started his political career as a councillor in 1976 and was also the president of Rural Development Society, Jammu and Kashmir Youth Federation, in addition to serving as the president of youth wing of National Conference. After electing to the assembly in 1983, the party declined to give him mandate, but was later selected to the upper house by the NC party, the ruling party of that time.[4]
He was first elected to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in 1983, and then in 1996, 2002, and 2008. He contested his last election in 2014 assembly polls and won from Eidgah constituency.[5][6]
On 28 February 2013, Gul replaced Akbar Lone as the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, as Lone was taken into the cabinet by CM Omar Abdullah.[7]
References
edit- ^ MyNeta 2013.
- ^ "Mubarak Gul takes over as new Speaker of J&K Assem". ZeeNews. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Mubarak Ahmed Gul(JKNC):Constituency- IDGAH(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "J&K poll: Abdul Rahim Rather's defeat ends 36-year record stint as MLA". Firstpost. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Idgah Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Idgah Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu And Kashmir". Elections in India. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "56 first-timers in 87-member J&K Assembly". Deccan Herald. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Mubarak Gul takes over as new Speaker of J&K Assem". ZeeNews. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
Further reading
edit- "Idgah Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election 1983". latestly.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- "Mubarak Ahmed Gul(JKNC):Constituency- IDGAH(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". MyNeta. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2021.