Wali Mohammad Itoo
Wali Mohammad Itoo | |
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Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
In office 7 July 1983 – 31 July 1984 | |
Minister of Home Affairs, Government of J&K | |
In office 1983–1988 | |
Minister of Revenue Department, Government of J&K | |
In office 1977–1982 | |
Personal details | |
Died | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | 18 March 1994
Education | Aligarh Muslim University (M.A. LLB) |
Wali Mohmmad Itoo (died 18 March 1994) was a Kashmiri politician, the leader of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference , Advocate , former Minister of Revenue , Minister of Home Affairs and the former Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly , He represented Noraabad Constituency 4 times in legislative assembly. He was assassinated on 18 March 1994, soon after the Friday Prayer.
Biography
Itoo, whose father was a landowner in Kashmir, went into politics as a member of the
After the
On 18 March 1994, he was assassinated in the Talab Khatikan district after exiting a mosque which he had attended for
Itoo's brother, who was also involved in politics, was subsequently killed in 2001. Itoo's second daughter Sakina, who was studying to become a doctor at the time of his death, became a politician and minister for the National Conference. She has survived over 20 assassination attempts.[1][5]
References
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- ^ a b c "Itoo's killing squelches chances off encashing Geneva victory in Kashmir". India Today. 15 April 1994. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "NC pays tributes to Itoo but leaders lack guts to condemn terrorists". earlytimes.in. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.