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Mohammad Jawed

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Mohammad Jawed
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byMohammad Asrarul Haque
ConstituencyKishanganj
Member of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2019
Preceded byAkhtarul Iman
Succeeded byQamrul Hoda
ConstituencyKishanganj
In office
2000–2005
Preceded bySikander Singh
Succeeded byGopal Kumar Agarwal
ConstituencyThakurganj
Personal details
Born (1963-06-17) 17 June 1963 (age 61)
Kishanganj, Bihar, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseYuman Husain
Children2 sons
ResidenceKishanganj
Alma materUniversity of Kashmir (MBBS)
As of April, 2019
Source: [vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/Knowyourmla.html]

Mohammad Jawed (born 17 June 1963) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He has been elected to the Lok Sabha two times from Kishanganj constituency in the 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election as member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2] He is a Whip of Congress Party in Lok Sabha.[3]

Before entering the Lok Sabha, he had been a four-time MLA. He is also a MBBS doctor and worked as a physician before he joined the politics.

Early life

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Jawed was born into a political family on 17 June 1963 in Gowabadi village, Kishanganj district, Bihar. His father Mohammad Hussain Azad was a congress men and served 6 times MLA from different Vidhan Sabha consistency in Bihar.

Jawed did his tenth grade (1979) and intermediate (1981) from The Air Force School (TAFS) in New Delhi.[4] He has done MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Kashmir university in 1989. He worked as a physician in his area for many years[5] Later he moved into politics.[6][7]

Personal life

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Mohammad Jawed is married to Yuman Hussain, a social worker, running a society Azad India Foundation.[8] He has two sons.[4]

Political career

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In 1989, he entered politics. As an Indian National Congress candidate in 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election he won from Kishanganj Vidhan Sabha constituency.[9] He was re-elected in Feb. 2005, 2010 & 2015 three terms for Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kishanganj Vidhan Sabha constituency.[9]

He resigned from his MLA post and contested the election for the Member of Parliament from the Congress Party in the 2019 General Election.[10][11] Then, he was the only candidate of mahagathbandhan(grand alliance) who won any seats in Bihar state.[12]

Apart from this he's currently the Secretary of AICC. He served as the Law, Animal husbandry and Fisheries minister, Chief whip during his tenure as a MLA. He's also a former working president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee.

References

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  1. ^ "Kishanganj Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Dr. Mohammad Jawed of INC Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr Mohammad Jawed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 July 2024). "Gaurav Gogoi appointed Congress's Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha; Kodikunnil Suresh to be Chief Whip". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 July 2024. MPs Manickam Tagore and Md. Jawaid have been appointed as Whips and Kodikunnil Suresh has been appointed as the Chief Whip. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr Mohammad Jawed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ . 4 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190604030010/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/54.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "bihar vidhan sabha constituency no.54" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Women of the Shershabadi community sew tales of tradition to keep a lesser-known craft form alive". The Indian Express. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Know your MLA". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Kishanganj Lok Sabha Chunav Result 2019: कांग्रेस के मो. जावेद ने जदयू के सैयद महमूद अशरफ को हराया". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. ^ "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Former MLA". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  12. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (2 April 2024). "Lok Sabha 2024: Congress names candidates on 3 seats in Bihar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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