Shale Mohammad | |
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![]() Shale Mohammad | |
Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs Waqf Colonization Department Government of Rajasthan | |
In office 22 November 2021 –3 December 2023 | |
Minister of State of Public Grievance Redressal Department Government of Rajasthan | |
In office 26 December 2018 –22 November 2021 | |
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2018–2023 | |
Succeeded by | Mahant Pratap Puri |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Constituency | Pokaran Assembly constituency |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammad Saleh 1 February 1977 [1] Jaisalmer |
Citizenship | Indian |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Children | One daughter |
Parent | Gazi Fakeer (father) |
Residence(s) | Bhagu Ka Gaon,Jaisalmer |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Agriculturist |
Cabinet | Third Ashok Gehlot ministry |
Shale Mohammad (born 1 February 1977) is an Indian politician formerly serving as the Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs Waqf Colonization Department Government of Rajasthan &served Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Pokaran Assembly constituency. He is a Politician from the Indian National Congress.
Mohammad's father is Gazi Fakir,who is a Muslim religious leader. Fakir is influential amongst the Sindhi Muslims. [2]
In 2000,Mohammad became the head of Jaisalmer Panchayat samiti at the age of 23. [1]
In 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election,Mohammad was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shaitan Singh by a margin of approximately 35,000 votes. [3] In 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election,he won from the newly created Pokhran assembly constituency by a margin of 339 votes. [1] However,he lost to Shaitan Singh in the next election. [4]
In 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election,Mohammad was pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mahant Pratap Puri. Pratap Puri is a Hindu saint and is the mahant (chief priest) of Taratara sect. According to political observers,by fielding the mahant against Mohammad,the party was trying to fight anti-incumbency by polarising the Hindu voters. [5] Mohammad defeated Pratap Puri by a margin of 872 votes. [2]
Subsequently,Mohammad was made a cabinet minister in the third Gehlot ministry and became the first ever politician from Jaisalmer district to get a ministry. [6] He took charge over the ministry of Minority affairs, [7] and took oath on 25 December 2018. [8]
In August 2013,an FIR was lodged against Mohammad for allegedly issuing threats to IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary following an argument at a petrol pump. [9]