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Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri is an Indian journalist and politician. He served as a member of Legislative Council of the political party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), and was elected to the Telangana Legislative Council in 2011 and again elected in 2017.
Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Council | |
| In office 2010 – 1 May 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Rahmat Baig Quadri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1955 |
| Party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen[1] |
| Spouse | Rasheda Sultana[2] |
| Parent | Syed Ahmed Hussain Jafri[1] |
| Osmania University[1] | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
Career
editJournalism
editJafri did his master's degree of journalism at Osmania University.[3]
In May 2010, Jafri was felicitated at Basheerbagh in Hyderabad by Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists, Hyderabad Union of Journalists.[4]
Politics
editIn 2010, Jafri was nominated by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[3] and was elected.[4]
In February 2017, it was announced that Jafri would be retiring from his position on 1 May.[5] In March of that year, he was re-elected unopposed to the Legislative Council for the third time.[6] He did not face any opposition, due to an alliance of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Telangana Rashtra Samiti.[7][8] He was also the only person from his party to be elected.[9]
In 2022, he was appointed Pro tem Chairman of the Telangana State Legislative Council, and has left the position as his term expired back in May 2023. He left AIMIM in the same year.[10][11]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri". My Neta. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ "Election affidavit of Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri" (PDF). My Neta. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- 1 2 "MIM fields senior journalist in AP council polls". Rediff. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Aminul Hasan Jafri feted". The Hindu. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Election schedule for three MLCs seats released". The Hindu. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri elected unopposed MLC". The Siasat Daily. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ↑ "AIMIM candidate Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri elected as MLC". Etemad Daily. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri elected unopposed MLC". Nyooz. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "6 TDP candidates elected to Legislative Council". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ Today, Telangana (13 January 2022). "AIMIM leader Jafri new Pro-tem Chairman of TS Legislative Council". Telangana Today. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Talks of change shroud AIMIM bastion of Hyderabad after Cong finds space". Hindustan Times. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2026.