Mananiya Karima Begam | |
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| Formal Minister of state for agriculture | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Provincial Assembly Member of Madhesh Province | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Constituency | Parsa 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum Nepal |
| Known for | Slapping the CDO of Parsa district,helping a foreign national obtain Nepalese citizenship illegally |
Karima Begam is a Nepalese politician and a former state minister for Agriculture. [1] She is currently a member of parliament in Province No. 2 state parliament.
On 20 November 2009,while still minister,she reportedly slapped the then Chief District Officer of Parsa in the Officer's office for failing to procure her a vehicle during her visit to the district. She was fined two thousand rupees for the crime in February 2018 by the district court of Parsa. [1] In the 2013 elections,she ran for parliament from Parsa-1 constituency representing Madhesi Jana Adhikar Forum - Nepal but was defeated. [2] In 2015,she was fined twenty thousand rupees by the Parsa District court for aiding an Indian national to unlawfully/fraudulently acquire a Nepalese citizenship certificate in 2007. [3] In the 2017 election,she was elected to state parliament of Province No. 2 representing Samajbadi Party,Nepal through proportional representation system of election. [4] [5]