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'''Rajinder Singh Chib''' (born 1942, also known as '''R.S. Chib''') is an Indian politician and former [[Indian Air Force]] officer. He is a member of the [[Democratic Azad Party|Democratic Progressive Azad Party]]. Chib served as Cabinet Minister of Health, Tourism, Medical Education and Environment in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet from 1986 to 1990 and was reappointed as cabinet Minister of Technical Education, Medical Education and Youth Affairs and Sports from 2009 to 2014. On 3 October 2022, Chib was appointed as General Secretary for [[Democratic Azad Party]].<br />
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==Political career==<br />
R.S. Chib started his political career with the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] and served as cabinet minister in the Jammu and Kashmir government from 1986 to 1990. He quit from his posts and the party after accusing it of neglecting ex-servicemen and displaced persons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jammu and Kashmir tourism minister resigns, indicts government |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19891015-jammu-and-kashmir-tourism-minister-resigns-indicts-government-817017-1989-10-14 |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=India Today |date=15 October 1989 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He then joined the [[Janata Dal]] when [[V. P. Singh]] was the Prime Minister of India and unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Jammu, Udhampur and Gurdaspur. After the Janata Dal's dissolution in 1999, Chib joined the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]].<ref name="gna-team">{{Cite web|title=Team Ghulam Nabi Azad: Former ministers to ex-MLAs, upper castes to Dalit and Gujjar faces, J&K Congress leaders who have rallied behind him |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/team-ghulam-nabi-azad-upper-castes-dalit-gujjar-jammu-kashmir-congress-8118177/|date=29 August 2022|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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In 2002, Chib fought the [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections]] from the [[Suchetgarh Assembly constituency]] but lost. He later joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. He has also served as Vice President and General Secretary for the [[Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=R.S Chib hails decision of Cabinet for approving package|url=http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=41666|date=17 October 2012|publisher=Scoop News|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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After [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] resigned from the Indian National Congress in August 2022, Chib was among the former ministers who resigned in support of Azad. He became a member of the [[Democratic Azad Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=64 Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders quit party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/over-50-jammu-and-kashmir-congress-leaders-quit-party-in-support-of-ghulam-nabi-azad/article65829115.ece/|date=30 August 2022|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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On 3 October 2022, R.S. Chib was appointed as General Secretary for [[Democratic Azad Party]].<ref name="office-3oct">{{Cite news|title=Azad appoints two ex-ministers as "office bearers" for DAP|url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2022/10/03/azad-appoints-two-ex-ministers-as-office-bearers-for-dap/|date=3 October 2022|publisher=[[The Chenab Times]]|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Chib was born in Watala Bhimber (now in [[Azad Kashmir|Pakistan Administered Kashmir]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Bold News Online |date=2023-09-05 |title=We are proud our Defence Forces : R S Chib |url=https://boldnewsonline.com/we-are-proud-our-defence-forces-r-s-chib/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Bold News |language=en-US}}</ref> He pursued his B.E. degree from [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani]] and post graduation from [[Indian Institute of Science]]. He also got fellowship in [[Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers]]. He served as an honorary professor in [[Rajouri]]'s [[Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University]].<ref>https://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com/epaperpdf/2016/aug/16aug16/page23.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref><br />
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He is married to Usha Chib and has two sons, Vivek and Kunal. Vivek Chib is senior advocate designated by the Delhi High Court<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=Delhi High Court designates 55 Senior Advocates |url=https://www.indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/delhi-high-court-designates-55-senior-advocates/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=India Legal |language=en-US}}</ref> and Kunal Chib is a businessman and the president of the J&K Power Lifting Association<ref>{{Cite web |last=Excelsior |first=Daily |date=2017-12-15 |title=J&K contingent leaves for Power-20 Cricket C'ship |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jk-contingent-leaves-for-power-20-cricket-cship/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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