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Mirza Mehboob Beg | |
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![]() MP Dr Mehboob Beg representing India at the United Nations | |
Cabinet Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education | |
In office 1984-1987 | |
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1983 - 1987 | |
Constituency | Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
In office 2002-2008 | |
Constituency | Anantnag (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
President,Kashmir JKNC | |
In office 2003-2009 | |
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
In office March 2009 - May 2009 | |
Member of Indian Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009 - 2014 | |
Constituency | Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency) |
General Secretary (Org.),Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
In office 2021-present | |
Vice President,Indo-Botswana Parliamentary Friendship | |
In office 2009-2014 | |
President FAKHR-E-KASHMIR Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg Memorial Trust | |
In office 2010-present | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarnal,Anantnag district,Kashmir | 4 September 1949
Political party | 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 Jammu and Kashmir,belonging to the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) and currently serving as its General Secretary(Organisation). Beg has been elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,Legislative Council and the Indian Parliament various times . He has also served as the Cabinet Minister for Health,Family Welfare and Medical Education .
Mehboob Beg was born in Sarnal,Anantnag district. He is the son of Mirza Afzal Beg,widely known as Fakhr-e-Kashmir (Pride of Jammu and Kashmir),who had served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mehboob Beg studied MBBS from Srinagar Medical College and resides at Srinagar.[ citation needed ]
Beg contested his first Legislative Assembly election from Anantnag in 1983 and won it with a clear majority,becoming an MLA for the first time. In 1984 he was inducted as a 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 Anantnag and got elected to the Indian Parliament. His victory stunned political observers as he pulled off a victory in the parliamentary polls despite the fact that the seat was a PDP Bastion,with NC having only 1 MLA in South Kashmir [ 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 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed . In 2015 he joined PDP and was appointed as the Chief Spokesperson of the party . In 2021,he became the General Secretary (Organisation) of the Party . He is the President of FAKHR-E-Kashmir 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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