Razia Sultana | |
|---|---|
| File:Razia Sultana Official portrait 2017.jpg | |
| Minister of Water Supply & Sanitation,
Transport Government of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Amarinder Singh |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Farzana Alam |
| Constituency | Malerkotla |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Nusrat Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Farzana Alam |
| Constituency | Malerkotla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1966 Malerkotla |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | DGP Muhammad Mustafa |
Razia Sultana is an Indian politician and a cabinet minister in the Government of Punjab.[1] She represents Malerkotla in the Punjab Legislative Assembly of which she is the only Muslim member.[2][3] She has been elected three times in the Punjab Assembly, in 2002, 2007 and 2017.
Personal life
Sultana was born in a middle class Gujjar Muslim family at Malerkotla. She is married to IPS officer Muhammad Mustafa who is the DGP of Punjab. The couple have two children.[1]
Political career
In early 2000, Sultana joined active politics in Punjab. She contested and won the elections for Punjab assembly from Malerkotla in 2002 on an Indian National Congress ticket. Sultana was voted back to the state legislature for a second time in 2007. In 2012, she lost to F. Nesara Khatoon (Farzana Alam).[4] Sultana regained the seat in 2017 when she beat her own brother Muhammad Arshad from the Aam Aadmi Party. Sultana is a cabinet minister from the Indian National Congress.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sultana, Razia. "Ministers".
- ↑ Pandher, Sarabjit (9 February 2007). "Malerkotla Muslims want empowerment, not freebies". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Vinayak, Ramesh; Gill, Priya (20 February 2009). "Power ladies". India Today. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012 to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF): 169.
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External links
- "Hearing in Punjab Wakf Board case adjourned to Sept 28" - One India
- Islamic Voice
- The Tribune, Chandigarh
- The Tribune, Chandigarh