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	{{Infobox ~~Indian politician~~		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = C. K. Jaffer Sharief		\| name = C. K. Jaffer Sharief
	\| image = Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG		\| image = Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG
	\| ~~imagesize~~ =		\| image_size =
	\| caption = Shri CK Jaffer Sharief on strike to save Amanth Bank in Bangalore		\| caption = Shri CK Jaffer Sharief on strike to save Amanth Bank in Bangalore
	\| office = [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Minister of Railways]]		\| office = [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Minister of Railways]]
	\| term_start = 21 June 1991		\| term_start = 21 June 1991
	\| term_end = 16 October 1995		\| term_end = 16 October 1995
	\| ~~primeminister~~ = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]		\| prime_minister = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
	\| predecessor = [[Janeshwar Mishra]]		\| predecessor = [[Janeshwar Mishra]]
	\| successor = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]		\| successor = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
	\| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]		\| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
	\| constituency2= [[Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Bangalore North]], [[Karnataka]]		\| constituency2 = [[Bangalore North (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Bangalore North]], [[Karnataka]]
	\| term_start1 = 1977		\| term_start1 = 1977
	\| term_end1 = 1996		\| term_end1 = 1996
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	\| predecessor2 = [[C. Narayanaswamy]]		\| predecessor2 = [[C. Narayanaswamy]]
	\| successor2 = [[H. T. Sangliana]]		\| successor2 = [[H. T. Sangliana]]
	\| constituency3= [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanakapura]], [[Karnataka]]		\| constituency3 = [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kanakapura]], [[Karnataka]]
	\| term_start3 = 1971		\| term_start3 = 1971
	\| term_end3 = 1977		\| term_end3 = 1977
	\| predecessor3 = [[M. V. Rajasekharan]]		\| predecessor3 = [[M. V. Rajasekharan]]
	\| successor3 = [[M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy]]		\| successor3 = [[M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy]]
	\| office4 = [[Minister of State]], [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Railways]]<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820131-karnataka-cm-gundu-rao-makes-a-comeback-with-a-vengeance-771481-2013-10-21 Karnataka CM Gundu Rao makes a comeback with a vengeance</ref>		\| office4 = [[Minister of State]], [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Railways]]<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820131-karnataka-cm-gundu-rao-makes-a-comeback-with-a-vengeance-771481-2013-10-21 Karnataka CM Gundu Rao makes a comeback with a vengeance</ref>
	\| term_start4 = 1980		\| term_start4 = 1980
	\| term_end4 = 1984		\| term_end4 = 1984
	\| ~~primeminister4~~ = [[Indira Gandhi]]		\| prime_minister4 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
	\| predecessor4 =		\| predecessor4 =
	\| successor4 =		\| successor4 =
	<!-- Personal Information -->		<!-- Personal Information -->
	\|birth_name=Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief		\| birth_name = Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1933\|11\|3\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1933\|11\|3\|df=yes}}
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2018\|11\|25\|1933\|11\|3}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2018\|11\|25\|1933\|11\|3}}

	\| birth_place = [[Challakere]], [[Chitradurga]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]<br/>{{small\|(present-day [[Karnataka]], India)}}		\| birth_place = [[Challakere]], [[Chitradurga]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]]<br/>{{small\|(present-day [[Karnataka]], India)}}
	\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
	\| ~~otherparty~~ =		\| other_party =
	\| spouse = Amina Beevi		\| spouse = Amina Beevi
	\| children = 4		\| children = 4
	}}		}}
	'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="~~Leaders’~~ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>		'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders' meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. In 1980 as Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|access-date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>		Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]].

	In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|~~work~~=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit ~~For The~~ Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>		Sharief's period in [[Ministry of Railways (India)\|Ministry of Railways]] is considered as a golden period for [[Karnataka]] and unigauge system in country.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Prabhu \|first=Nagesh \|date=2018-11-25 \|title=Jaffer Sharief - the railway man of Karnataka \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jaffer-sharief-the-railway-man-of-karnataka/article25592559.ece \|access-date=2025-09-09 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He helped to address development deficiencies in Karnataka due to decades of neglect under [[Southern Railway zone]] and [[South Central Railway zone]].

			In 1980's as Railways minister for state, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, nearly 1000 kms of various gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauge in the state.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2018-11-25 \|title=Jaffer Sharief: ‘Uni-gauge’ man who revolutionised railways \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/jaffer-sharief-uni-gauge-man-who-revolutionised-railways-in-karnataka/articleshow/66797738.cms \|access-date=2025-09-09 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He played a crucial role in setting up of [[Konkan Railway Corporation]], [[Bangalore railway division]], [[Railway Recruitment Control Board\|RRB Bengaluru]], Inland Container Depot Whitefield etc. He was also instrumental in getting the [[Rail Wheel Factory\|Wheel and Axle Plant]] in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|access-date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Jaffer Sharief, the man behind Railways golden era \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/jaffer-sharief-man-behind-704965.html \|access-date=2025-09-09 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}</ref>

			In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|publisher=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit for the Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Jaffer Sharief lost three members of his family, with his younger son in 1999, his wife in 2008 and his elder son in 2009, three days before his election to Lok Sabha.{{~~fact~~\|date=October 2020}}		Jaffer Sharief lost three members of his family, with his younger son in 1999, his wife in 2008 and his elder son in 2009, three days before his election to Lok Sabha.{{citation needed\|date=October 2020}}

	CK Jaffer Sharief died at the age of 85 in Bengaluru on 25 November 2018.<ref name="CKJS" />		CK Jaffer Sharief died at the age of 85 in Bengaluru on 25 November 2018.<ref name="CKJS" />
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	'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> On 21st January 2007, major protests were organized by local Hindus when he called a meeting condemning the execution of [[Saddam Hussein\|Sadam Hussein]]. <ref>{{Cite journal\|date=22 January 2007 \|title=Bangalore Violence: Hindu-Muslim Clashes Follow Saddam Execution Protest\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/hawks-eye/stop-pandering-to-hardliners/\|journal=}}</ref>		'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. As Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|access-date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>		Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. In 1980 as Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|access-date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

	In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>		In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

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	'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> On 21st January 2007, major protests were organized by local Hindus when he called a meeting condemning the execution of [[Saddam Hussein\|Sadam Hussein]]. <ref>{{Cite journal\|date=22 January 2007 \|title=Bangalore Violence: Hindu-Muslim Clashes Follow Saddam Execution Protest\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/hawks-eye/stop-pandering-to-hardliners/\|journal=}}</ref>		'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> On 21st January 2007, major protests were organized by local Hindus when he called a meeting condemning the execution of [[Saddam Hussein\|Sadam Hussein]]. <ref>{{Cite journal\|date=22 January 2007 \|title=Bangalore Violence: Hindu-Muslim Clashes Follow Saddam Execution Protest\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/hawks-eye/stop-pandering-to-hardliners/\|journal=}}</ref>

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. As Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS"/>		Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under [[Nijalingappa]]. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of [[Indira Gandhi]]. As Railways minister, he was instrumental in [[gauge conversion]] of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|access-date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

	In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>		In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522\|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case\|last=Malik\|first=Surabhi\|date=9 November 2012\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit For The Delhi Metro…\|date=15 January 2015\|website=[[Tehelka]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/\|archive-date=15 January 2015\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>
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	Jaffer Sharief lost three members of his family, with his younger son in 1999, his wife in 2008 and his elder son in 2009, three days before his election to Lok Sabha.{{fact\|date=October 2020}}		Jaffer Sharief lost three members of his family, with his younger son in 1999, his wife in 2008 and his elder son in 2009, three days before his election to Lok Sabha.{{fact\|date=October 2020}}

	CK Jaffer Sharief died at the age of 85 in Bengaluru on 25 November 2018.<ref~~>{{Cite news\|url~~=~~https:~~//newsd.in/senior-congress-leader-ck-jaffer-sharief-dies-at-85/\|title=Senior Congress leader and former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief dies at 85\|date=25 November 2018\|work=Newsd\|access-date=25 November 2018\|language=en}}</ref>		CK Jaffer Sharief died at the age of 85 in Bengaluru on 25 November 2018.<ref name="CKJS" />

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	{{Infobox Indian politician		{{Infobox Indian politician
	\| name = C. K. Jaffer Sharief		\| name = C. K. Jaffer Sharief
			\| image = Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG
	\| imagesize = ~~10 px~~		\| imagesize =
	\| caption =		\| caption = Shri CK Jaffer Sharief on strike to save Amanth Bank in Bangalore
	\| office = [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Minister of Railways]]		\| office = [[Minister of Railways (India)\|Minister of Railways]]
	\| term_start = 21 June 1991		\| term_start = 21 June 1991
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	'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> On 21st January 2007 , major protests were organized by local Hindus when he called a meeting condemning the execution of [[Saddam Hussein\|Sadam Hussein]]. <ref>{{Cite journal\|date=22 January 2007 \|title=Bangalore Violence: Hindu-Muslim Clashes Follow Saddam Execution Protest\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/hawks-eye/stop-pandering-to-hardliners/\|journal=}}</ref>		'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995.<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 June 2011\|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> On 21st January 2007, major protests were organized by local Hindus when he called a meeting condemning the execution of [[Saddam Hussein\|Sadam Hussein]]. <ref>{{Cite journal\|date=22 January 2007 \|title=Bangalore Violence: Hindu-Muslim Clashes Follow Saddam Execution Protest\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/hawks-eye/stop-pandering-to-hardliners/\|journal=}}</ref>

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	'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995 when [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] was [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|title=Leaders’ meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> He was a member of [[Lok Sabha]] from 1971 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2004.		'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms\|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead\|last=Aiyappa\|first=Manu\|date=25 November 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|publisher=[[The Times Group]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995 when [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] was [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm\|title=Leaders’ meeting in Hassan\|date=22 September 2007\|website=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> He was a member of [[Lok Sabha]] from 1971 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2004.
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'''Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief''' (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018)<ref name="CKJS">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead|last=Aiyappa|first=Manu|date=25 November 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most [[Indian National Congress]] leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the [[Government of India]] from 1991 until 1995 when [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] was [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]].<ref name="Leaders’ meeting in Hassan">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|title=Leaders’ meeting in Hassan|date=22 September 2007|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref> He was a member of [[Lok Sabha]] from 1971 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2004.

Sharief died at the age of 85 in [[Bengaluru]] from a [[heart attack]] on November 25, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newsd.in/senior-congress-leader-ck-jaffer-sharief-dies-at-85/|title=Senior Congress leader and former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief dies at 85|date=25 November 2018|work=Newsd|access-date=25 November 2018|language=en}}</ref>

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