Mirza Mehboob Beg

Mirza Mehboob Beg
Mirza Mehboob Beg
Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg Memorial Trust
	In office; 2010-present
Personal details
Born	4 September 1949 (age 74); Sarnal, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Spouse	Nighat Beg
Parent	Mirza Afzal Beg
Residence(s)	Friends Enclave, Humhama, Budgam, Kashmir.
Profession	Politician

Mirza Mehboob Beg (born 4 September 1949) is a veteran Indian politician from

Indian Parliament

various times . He has also served as the Cabinet Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education .

Early life

Mehboob Beg was born in Sarnal, Anantnag district. He is the son of

Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

.

Mehboob Beg studied

MBBS from Srinagar Medical College and resides at Srinagar.^{[citation needed}

]

Career

Beg contested his first

Cabinet Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare. He received a letter of appreciation from UNICEF

for his work as Health Minister. He is known for creating jobs in South Kashmir.

He then contested 1996 and 2002 assembly elections, and in the 2002 election received 71% of the total votes polled . He served as the Provincial President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference for Kashmir during 2003–2009 . He received the Best Leader award from Jammu and Kashmir Police in 2006. He got elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council in March 2009.

In May 2009 Beg won the Parliamentary Elections from

which?]. Many Political Experts believe only he could have pulled-off a victory in the Parliamentary Polls as 12 out of the 16 assembly seats in the Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency were held by the opposition, PDP, despite this Bég pulled off a famous win . It was widely reported that he was to be given Home Ministry

in 2009 . He served as a member of various parliamentary committees and was the Vice President of Indo-Botswana Parliamentary Friendship.

Beg has received Bharat Gaurav Award in the field of politics. He also received Best Legislator award . He is a well known face in the Indian media. He also served as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association.

On 16 November 2014 Bég withdrew his candidature for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections from Anantnag constituency and announced his support for PDP Patron

Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg Memorial Trust .On 2 September 2023 he was inducted in the Campaign Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

(INDIA Alliance).

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