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First Omar Abdullah ministry

Ministry of State of Jammu and Kashmir
Date formed5 January 2009
Date dissolved8 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor
N. N. Vohra
Head of governmentOmar Abdullah
Member partiesJKNC
INC
Opposition partyJKPDP
Opposition leaderMehbooba Mufti (assembly)
History
Election(s)2008
Legislature term(s)6 years
Incoming formation2008
PredecessorGhulam Nabi Azad ministry
SuccessorSecond Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ministry

Omar Abdullah was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 January 2009. The list of ministers:[1][2][3]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
 Omar Abdullah5 January 20098 January 2015Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand5 January 20098 January 2015INC
Minister of Social Welfare , Ari Trainings and Public Grievances Sakina Itoo5 January 20098 January 2015Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Minister of School Education and Public Enterprises Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed5 January 20098 January 2015INC
Minister of Forest, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi5 January 20098 January 2015Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Minister of Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood control Taj Mohiuddin5 January 20098 January 2015INC
Minister of Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Tourism and culture Nawang Rigzin Jora5 January 20098 January 2015INC
Minister of Industries and Commerce Surjeet Singh Slathia11 July 20098 January 2015Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Minister of Health, Horticulture and Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma5 January 20098 January 2015INC
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Public Distribution and Transport Qamar Ali Akhoon11 July 200915 January 2013Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Minister of Technical Education, Youth Services & Sports and Medical Education R.S. Chib11 July 200915 January 2013INC
  1. Sakina Itoo - Minister for Social Welfare and Administrative Reforms, Inspections, Trainings & Public Grievances
  2. Ali Mohammad Sagar (JKNC) - Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Law & Parliamentary Affairs
  3. Mohammad Akbar Lone (JKNC) - Minister for Higher Education
  4. Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan
  5. Nasir Aslam Wani Minister of State for Tourism & Culture, Housing & Urban Development, PHE, Revenue & Relief
  6. Mir Saifullah
  7. Nazir Ahmed Khan Gurezi
  8. Feroz Ahmed Khan MOS Information and Technology
  9. Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo
  10. Ajay Sadhotra
  11. Ghulam Ahmad Mir (INC)
  12. Abdul Majid Wani (INC)
  13. Vikar Rasool Wani (INC)
  14. Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi - Science and Technology and Animal Husbandry

With One female Cabinet minister (Sakina itoo), the Omar Abdullah ministry was the first government of Jammu and Kashmir to appoint female Cabinet minister.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Omar sworn in as J&K chief minister". 5 January 2009.
  2. "Omar Abdullah sworn in as J&K CM | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 January 2009.
  3. "Omar Abdullah Sworn In as J&K CM".