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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Shale Mohammad
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Saleh Mohammad.jpg
| alt = shale moammad
| caption = shale mohammad
| constituency = [[Pokhran (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)|Pokhran]]
| office = [[Ministry (government department)|Minister of Minority Affairs of Rajasthan | Member of Rajasthan Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 25 December 2018
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Shaitan Singh
| successor2 =
| constituency3 =
| office3 =
| term_start3 = 2008
| term_end3 = 2013
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Shaitan Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|2|1}}<ref name="Bhaskar"/>
| birth_place = Jaisalmer
| death_date =
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| birthname = Mohammad Saleh
| parents = Gazi Fakeer (father)
| citizenship = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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| relations =
| children = One Daughter
| residence = Bhagu Ka Gaon, Jaisalmer
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politicians
| profession = [[Agriculturist]]
| cabinet = [[Third Ashok Gehlot ministry]]
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'''Shale Mohammad Also known as Mohammad Saleh''' (born 1 February 1977) is an Indian politician serving as the Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs of the state of [[Rajasthan]] since 2018. He belongs to the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

==Personal life==
Mohammad's father is Gazi Fakir, who is a Muslim religious leader. Fakir is influential amongst the [[Sindhis#Sindhi Muslims|Sindhi Muslims]].<ref name="ThePrint">{{cite web |last1=Das Gupta |first1=Moushumi |title=BJP mahant's defeat in Pokhran will hurt Yogi Adityanath more than most |url=https://theprint.in/politics/bjp-mahants-defeat-in-pokhran-will-hurt-yogi-adityanath-more-than-most/164074/ |publisher=The Print |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=15 December 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Early career===
In 2000, Mohammad became the head of [[Jaisalmer]] [[Panchayat samiti (block)|Panchayat samiti]] at the age of 23.<ref name="Bhaskar">{{cite web |title=जैसलमेर में जश्न का माहौल, जिले से पहली बार मंत्री बनेंगे सालेह मोहम्मद , खत्म हुआ बरसों लम्बा इंतजार | trans-title = There is an atmosphere of happiness at Jaisalmer, Saleh Mohammad will become the minister for the first time from the district, ending a long period of wait |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/saleh-mohammad-become-first-minister-from-jaisalmer-mla-pokhran-01426114.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=24 December 2018}}</ref>

In [https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3411-rajasthan-2013/ 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election], Mohammad was defeated by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Shaitan Singh by a margin of approximately 35,000 votes.<ref name="The Wire">{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Madhav |title=Why the Political Atmosphere in Rajasthan's Pokhran Has Turned Communal |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/rajasthan-elections-pokhran-bjp-congress |publisher=The Wire |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=5 December 2018}}</ref> In [[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], he won from the newly created Pokhran assembly constituency by a margin of 339 votes.<ref name="Bhaskar"/> However, he lost to Shaitan Singh in the [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|next election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2 out of 4 Muslim BJP candidates win in Rajasthan, Congress Muslim candidates lose |url=http://twocircles.net/2013dec08/2_out_4_muslim_bjp_candidates_win_rajasthan_all_18_congress_lose.html |publisher=Two Circles |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=8 December 2013}}</ref>

===Cabinet minister===
In [[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]], Mohammad was pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate [[Mahant]] Pratap Puri. Pratap Puri is a Hindu [[saint]] and is the ''mahant'' (chief priest) of Taratara sect. According to political observers, by fielding the ''mahant'' against Mohammad, the party was trying to fight [[anti-incumbency]] by polarising the Hindu voters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tiwari |first1=Rituraj |title=Religion rules as sant & fakir battle it out in Pokhran |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/rajasthan-assembly-elections/religion-rules-as-sant-fakir-battle-it-out-in-pokhran/articleshow/66759646.cms |work=The Economic Times |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=23 November 2018}}</ref> Mohammad defeated Pratap Puri by a margin of 872 votes.<ref name="ThePrint"/>

Subsequently, Mohammad was made a cabinet minister in the [[Third Ashok Gehlot ministry|third Gehlot ministry]] and became the first ever politician from [[Jaisalmer district]] to get a ministry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheikh |first1=Sikandar |title=आजादी के बाद जैसलमेर जिले को पहली बार मिला मंत्री, सालेह मोहम्मद बने कैबिनेट मंत्री |trans-title = After independence, Jaisalmer district gets it first ever minister, Saleh Mohammad becomes cabinet minister |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/jaisalmer-jaisalmer-district-gets-first-time-minister-after-independence-saleh-mohammad-is-cabinet-minister-rjsr-1630565.html |publisher=News 18 |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=25 December 2018}}</ref> He took charge over the ministry of Minority affairs,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hashmi |first1=Rasia |title=Lone Muslim minister of Rajasthan performs puja at temple |url=https://www.siasat.com/news/lone-muslim-minister-rajasthan-performs-puja-temple-1452569/ |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=3 January 2019}}</ref> and took oath on 25 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goyal |first1=Yash |title=17 new faces as 23 Raj ministers sworn-in |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/17-new-faces-as-23-raj-ministers-sworn-in/703654.html |work=[[Tribune India]] |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=25 December 2018}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In August 2013, an [[First information report|FIR]] was lodged against Mohammad for allegedly issuing threats to [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer Pankaj Choudhary following an argument at a petrol pump.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIR lodged against Congress MLA Saleh Mohammad |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/fir-lodged-against-congress-mla-saleh-mohammad-172749-2013-08-04 |work=[[India Today]] |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=4 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:People from Jaisalmer district]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023]]

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