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| birth_place        = [[Bijbehara]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[ British Raj]]
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| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
| constituency4 = [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
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| nationality        = [[India]]n
| children            = 4 (including [[Mehbooba Mufti]] [[Tassaduq Hussain Mufti]] )<ref name="dnamufti"/>
| children            = 4 (including [[Mehbooba Mufti]], [[Tassaduq Hussain Mufti]], and [[Rubaiya Sayeed]])<ref name="dnamufti"/>
| alma_mater          = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Mufti Sayeed was born on 1936 in [[Bijbehara]] town of [[Anantnag district]] to a family of clerics. He completed his basic studies in [[Srinagar]] and earned his law and postgraduate degree in [[Arabic]] from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] before entering politics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-much-more-than-delhi-s-man-in-kashmir/story-dQtQ0BMxLCNyLkchav1yuI.html|title=Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: Much more than Delhi’s man in Kashmir|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-sunday-story-a-show-of-hands/|title=The Sunday Story: A show of hands|date=2015-01-04|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Deceased-JK-CM-Mufti-Mohd-Sayeed-Changed-The-Way-India-Negotiated-With-Terrorists-Here-Are-10-Facts-You-Should-Know-About-Him/#.953vqlqv2|title=Deceased J&K CM Mufti Mohd Sayeed Changed The Way India Negotiated With Terrorists. Here Are 10 Facts You Should Know About Him|last=ScoopWhoop|date=2016-01-07|work=ScoopWhoop|access-date=2018-05-07|language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-sunday-story-a-show-of-hands/|title=The Sunday Story: A show of hands}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/dulat-disclosures/191353.html|title=Dulat disclosures}}</ref>
Mufti Sayeed was born on 1936 in [[Bijbehara]] town of [[Anantnag district]] to a family of clerics. He completed his basic studies in [[Srinagar]] and earned his law and postgraduate degree in [[Arabic]] from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] before entering politics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-much-more-than-delhi-s-man-in-kashmir/story-dQtQ0BMxLCNyLkchav1yuI.html|title=Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: Much more than Delhi's man in Kashmir|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-sunday-story-a-show-of-hands/|title=The Sunday Story: A show of hands|date=2015-01-04|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Deceased-JK-CM-Mufti-Mohd-Sayeed-Changed-The-Way-India-Negotiated-With-Terrorists-Here-Are-10-Facts-You-Should-Know-About-Him/#.953vqlqv2|title=Deceased J&K CM Mufti Mohd Sayeed Changed The Way India Negotiated With Terrorists. Here Are 10 Facts You Should Know About Him|last=ScoopWhoop|date=2016-01-07|work=ScoopWhoop|access-date=2018-05-07|language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/the-sunday-story-a-show-of-hands/|title=The Sunday Story: A show of hands|date=March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/dulat-disclosures/191353.html|title=Dulat disclosures}}</ref>


Politician and former chief minister of Kashmir [[Mehbooba Mufti]] is his daughter.<ref name="dnamufti">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/live-jammu-kashmir-cm-mufti-mohammed-sayeed-passes-away-2163089|title=Live: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to be laid to rest in Bijbehara; Seven-day state mourning declared|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30585105|title=Kashmir's first woman chief minister|last=Masroor|first=Shujaat Bukhari and Riyaz|date=2016-04-04|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/j-bjp-gets-more-cabinet-berths-2711272.html|title=J&K gets its first woman CM in Mehbooba Mufti; BJP gets more Cabinet berths - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref>
Politician and former chief minister of Kashmir [[Mehbooba Mufti]] is his daughter.<ref name="dnamufti">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/live-jammu-kashmir-cm-mufti-mohammed-sayeed-passes-away-2163089|title=Live: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to be laid to rest in Bijbehara; Seven-day state mourning declared|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30585105|title=Kashmir's first woman chief minister|last=Masroor|first=Shujaat Bukhari and Riyaz|date=2016-04-04|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/j-bjp-gets-more-cabinet-berths-2711272.html|title=J&K gets its first woman CM in Mehbooba Mufti; BJP gets more Cabinet berths - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=4 April 2016|access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref>


==Political party affiliations==
==Political party affiliations==
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In January 1965, the National Conference merged into the [[Indian National Congress]].{{sfn|Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|2003|p=82}} Thus Sayeed became a member of Congress.
In January 1965, the National Conference merged into the [[Indian National Congress]].{{sfn|Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|2003|p=82}} Thus Sayeed became a member of Congress.


In 1972, Sayeed became a cabinet minister and, the president of the state Congress unit.<ref name=Hebbar/><ref name="ibnlivemufti">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/mufti-mohammed-sayeed-a-political-opportunist-and-stalwart-of-jk-1186359.html|title=Mufti Mohammed Sayeed: A political opportunist and stalwart of J&K|publisher=[[IBNLive]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref> He is said to have brought about the downfall of the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] government, which was led by [[Farooq Abdullah]], in 1984.<ref name = "rediff_fateful">{{cite news | last = Malik | first = Mohammed Sayeed | title = Mufti's fateful links  | work=[[Rediff.com]] | date = 30 October 2002 | url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/30malik.htm | access-date = 5 March 2009}}</ref> He joined the [[Rajiv Gandhi Ministry|Rajiv Gandhi government]] in 1986 as [[Minister of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]].<ref name="ibnlivemufti"/> In 1987, he quit the Congress party to join [[V. P. Singh]]'s [[Jan Morcha]], which led to his becoming the first Muslim [[Minister for Home Affairs (India)|Minister for Home Affairs]] in the [[Union Cabinet of India]] for one year, from 1989 to 1990.<ref name = "bbc_profile">{{cite news  | last = Prabhat | first = Abhishek | title = Profile: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |work=BBC News  |publisher=BBC  | date = 29 October 2002 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2369851.stm | access-date = 5 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-a-man-caught-in-the-mid-stream-tragedy/story-YvwYbSI2hxMzKk8UqG4AkO.html|title=Mufti: A man caught in the ‘mid-stream’ tragedy|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref>
In 1972, Sayeed became a cabinet minister and, the president of the state Congress unit.<ref name=Hebbar/><ref name="ibnlivemufti">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/mufti-mohammed-sayeed-a-political-opportunist-and-stalwart-of-jk-1186359.html|title=Mufti Mohammed Sayeed: A political opportunist and stalwart of J&K|publisher=[[IBNLive]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref> He is said to have brought about the downfall of the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] government, which was led by [[Farooq Abdullah]], in 1984.<ref name = "rediff_fateful">{{cite news | last = Malik | first = Mohammed Sayeed | title = Mufti's fateful links  | work=[[Rediff.com]] | date = 30 October 2002 | url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/oct/30malik.htm | access-date = 5 March 2009}}</ref> He joined the [[Rajiv Gandhi Ministry|Rajiv Gandhi government]] in 1986 as [[Minister of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]].<ref name="ibnlivemufti"/> In 1987, he quit the Congress party to join [[V. P. Singh]]'s [[Jan Morcha]], which led to his becoming the first Muslim [[Minister for Home Affairs (India)|Minister for Home Affairs]] in the [[Union Cabinet of India]] for one year, from 1989 to 1990.<ref name = "bbc_profile">{{cite news  | last = Prabhat | first = Abhishek | title = Profile: Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |work=BBC News  |publisher=BBC  | date = 29 October 2002 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2369851.stm | access-date = 5 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-a-man-caught-in-the-mid-stream-tragedy/story-YvwYbSI2hxMzKk8UqG4AkO.html|title=Mufti: A man caught in the 'mid-stream' tragedy|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 January 2016}}</ref>


He rejoined the Congress under [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], which he left in 1999 along with daughter [[Mehbooba Mufti]] to form his own party, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]].
He rejoined the Congress under [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], which he left in 1999 along with daughter [[Mehbooba Mufti]] to form his own party, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]].
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==Attacks on his family and himself==
==Attacks on his family and himself==
Besides attacks on family members Sayeed also survived attacks on his life by Kashmiri separatists {{citations needed|date=March 2021}}. His daughter Rubaiya Sayeed was also [[1989_kidnapping_of_Rubaiya_Sayeed|kidnapped on 9 Dec 1989]].<ref name = "rediff_int1"/>
{{Main|1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed}}
Besides attacks on family members Sayeed also survived attacks on his life by Kashmiri separatists. His daughter Rubaiya Sayeed was also [[1989_kidnapping_of_Rubaiya_Sayeed|kidnapped on 9 Dec 1989]].<ref name = "rediff_int1"/>


==Death==
==Death==
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Reactions to this death came from Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], national Home Minister [[Rajnath Singh]] at Delhi airport and the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref>[[Yeshe Choesang]], [http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/exile/4867-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-of-tibet-offers-condolences-to-ms-mufti His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet offers condolences to Ms Mufti], 11 January 2016, Tibet Post International</ref> He was buried at his ancestral burial ground in Bijbehera<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlykashmir.in/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-laid-to-rest/|title=Mufti Mohammad Sayeed laid to rest - Only Kashmir - Behind the News|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126140733/http://onlykashmir.in/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-laid-to-rest/|archive-date=26 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with state honours. Former Chief Ministers [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] were present at his funeral.<ref name="trib"/> Condolences also came from former President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], former deputy prime minister [[L. K. Advani]], [[Ram Madhav]], Delhi Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]], BJP Vice President [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]], former national Oil Minister [[Milind Deora]], PDP member Rafi Mir and politicians Kalraj Mishra, [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]] and Ahmed Patel.<ref name="React">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/he-provided-a-healing-touch-to-kashmir-from-modi-to-kejriwal-condolences-pour-in-for-mufti-mohammad-sayeed-2573756.html|title='He provided a healing touch to Kashmir': From PM Modi to Kejriwal, condolences pour in for Mufti Mohammad Sayeed - Firstpost|date=7 January 2016|access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>
Reactions to this death came from Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], national Home Minister [[Rajnath Singh]] at Delhi airport and the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref>[[Yeshe Choesang]], [http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/exile/4867-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-of-tibet-offers-condolences-to-ms-mufti His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet offers condolences to Ms Mufti], 11 January 2016, Tibet Post International</ref> He was buried at his ancestral burial ground in Bijbehera<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlykashmir.in/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-laid-to-rest/|title=Mufti Mohammad Sayeed laid to rest - Only Kashmir - Behind the News|access-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126140733/http://onlykashmir.in/mufti-mohammad-sayeed-laid-to-rest/|archive-date=26 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with state honours. Former Chief Ministers [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] were present at his funeral.<ref name="trib"/> Condolences also came from former President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], former deputy prime minister [[L. K. Advani]], [[Ram Madhav]], Delhi Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]], BJP Vice President [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]], former national Oil Minister [[Milind Deora]], PDP member Rafi Mir and politicians Kalraj Mishra, [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]] and Ahmed Patel.<ref name="React">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/he-provided-a-healing-touch-to-kashmir-from-modi-to-kejriwal-condolences-pour-in-for-mufti-mohammad-sayeed-2573756.html|title='He provided a healing touch to Kashmir': From PM Modi to Kejriwal, condolences pour in for Mufti Mohammad Sayeed - Firstpost|date=7 January 2016|access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>


According to party member and PDP Chief Spokesperson [[Mirza Mehboob Beg]],<ref name="React"/> the PDP supported his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, as the next chief minister, while coalition ally BJP expressed "no objection" to her succeeding her father.<ref name="trib">http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/cm-who-brought-jammu-with-kashmir-dies/180846.html</ref>
According to party member and PDP Chief Spokesperson [[Mirza Mehboob Beg]],<ref name="React"/> the PDP supported his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, as the next chief minister, while coalition ally BJP expressed "no objection" to her succeeding her father.<ref name="trib">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/cm-who-brought-jammu-with-kashmir-dies/180846.html|title=CM who brought Jammu with Kashmir dies}}</ref>


Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has been laid to rest in [[Dara Shikoh Garden|Dara Shikoh Garden Bijbehara]],
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has been laid to rest in [[Dara Shikoh Garden|Dara Shikoh Garden Bijbehara]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}


==See also ==
==See also ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{citation |first=Sumantra |last=Bose |author-link=Sumantra Bose |title=Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=2003 |ISBN=0-674-01173-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ACMe9WBdNAC |ref={{sfnref|Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|2003}}}}
* {{citation |first=Sumantra |last=Bose |author-link=Sumantra Bose |title=Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-674-01173-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ACMe9WBdNAC |ref={{sfnref|Bose, Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|2003}}}}


==External links==
==External links==
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