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{{ | {{Short description|Indian entrepreneur and politician}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Nowhera Shaik | | name = Dr Nowhera Shaik | ||
| image = Nowherashaik.jpg | | image = Nowherashaik.jpg | ||
| birth_date = 21 | | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1973|09|21|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Tirupati]] | | birth_place = [[Tirupati]], [[Tirupati district]], Andhra Pradesh | ||
| caption = | | caption = Nowhera Shaik | ||
| nationality = [[India]] | | nationality = [[India]] | ||
| residence = [[Hyderabad]] | | residence = [[Hyderabad]] | ||
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| office2 = President of [[All India Mahila Empowerment Party]] | | office2 = President of [[All India Mahila Empowerment Party]] | ||
| term_start2 = 2017 | | term_start2 = 2017 | ||
| website = | | website ={{URL|https://nowherashaik.blog/}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Aalima Nowhera Shaikh''' is an | '''[[Doctor (title)|Dr]]. Aalima Nowhera Shaikh''' is an entrepreneur and politician. She is the executive chairperson and founder of ''Heera Group'' and founder and current president of the [[All India Mahila Empowerment Party]].<ref name="NIE1">{{cite web|url=http://cms.newindianexpress.com/business/press-releases/2018/jun/28/dr-nowhera-shaik-received-award-by-uae-minister-for-business-leadership-icon-1835585.html|title=Dr. Nowhera Shaik Received Award by UAE Minister for Business Leadership Icon|via=New Indian Express News|work=newindianexpress.com|date=28 Jun 2018|access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> Shaik received award by UAE Minister for Business Leadership Icon In 2018.<ref name="NIE1"/> | ||
== Heera Group == | == Heera Group == | ||
As per its website, Heera Group claimed that it was a company with diversified operations in various sectors including gold importing, gold trading, textiles, jewellery, mineral water, granite, tours and travels, real estate and e-commerce. Heera Mart, the group's shopping mall is located at [[Kukatpally]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2016-10-09/Heera-Mart-in-Kukatpally/257985|title=Heera Mart in Kukatpally|date=9 October 2016|website=The Hans India}}</ref> | As per its website, Heera Group claimed that it was a company with diversified operations in various sectors including gold importing, gold trading, textiles, jewellery, mineral water, granite, tours and travels, real estate and e-commerce. Heera Mart, the group's shopping mall is located at [[Kukatpally]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2016-10-09/Heera-Mart-in-Kukatpally/257985|title=Heera Mart in Kukatpally|date=9 October 2016|website=The Hans India}}</ref> As per the chargesheet filed by Telangana police at the behest of investors, its subsequent investigation, and the declaration by the company itself the company started operation in 2008 as a small import and export company called "Hera Exim", renting 5 shop spaces in malls in Hyderabad, namely F1, F2, F3, F14 and F15. The company subsequently bought these spaces, and sold them to [[Indian Overseas Bank|Indian Overseas bank]] and [[Corporation bank]] for Rs. 4 [[crores]], the beginning capital investment for the group's subsequent activities. Subsequently, the shop shifted to Poatpally, and opened a large head office and [[call center]] in Banjara Hills, claiming to have international operations and floating investment schemes for small investors. | ||
== Political life == | == Political life == | ||
On 16 November 2017, Nowhera founded the [[All India Mahila Empowerment Party]]<ref name="DP">{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/delhi/nowhera-floats-new-party--for-women-empowerment.html|title=Nowhera floats new party for women empowerment|via=Daily Pioneer News|work=dailypioneer.com|date=17 Nov 2017|access-date=3 Jul 2021}}</ref> | On 16 November 2017, Nowhera founded the [[All India Mahila Empowerment Party]].<ref name="DP">{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/delhi/nowhera-floats-new-party--for-women-empowerment.html|title=Nowhera floats new party for women empowerment|via=Daily Pioneer News|work=dailypioneer.com|date=17 Nov 2017|access-date=3 Jul 2021}}</ref> The party contested the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/231118/nowhera-shaikh-entrepreneur-educationist-conwoman.html|title=Nowhera Shaikh: Entrepreneur, educationist, conwoman|first=Swati|last=Sharma|date=23 November 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> and fielded candidates for all 224 constituencies garnering 0.3% vote share.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nowhera-shaikh-from-trading-in-gold-to-launching-a-party-shaikhs-career-was-full-of-twists/articleshow/66520807.cms|title=Nowhera Shaikh: From trading in gold to launching a party, her career was full of twists - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The party contested from all the 119 constitutencies in the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] and aims to contest in the [[2019 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/mep-to-contest-all-seats-in-state-polls/articleshow/66143672.cms | title=MEP to contest all seats in state polls | date=10 October 2018 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Awards | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
* Business Leadership Icon - 2018<ref name="NIE1"/> | * Business Leadership Icon - 2018<ref name="NIE1"/> | ||
* Extraordinaire – Powerful Women Achiever by NexBrands – Brand Vision Summit - 2017-2018<ref name="NIE1"/> | * Extraordinaire – Powerful Women Achiever by NexBrands – Brand Vision Summit - 2017-2018<ref name="NIE1"/> | ||