Shazia Ilmi | |
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Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Spokesperson of India Against Corruption | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh | 2 April 1970
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party 2015–present |
Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party till 2014 |
Spouse | Sajid Malik |
Relations | Reshma Arif (sister) |
Alma mater | St. Bedes College,Shimla |
Occupation | Social Activist,Journalist,Politician |
Shazia Ilmi (born 1970) [1] is an Indian politician. She was previously a television journalist and anchor at Star News. She led a media campaign for an anti-corruption bill (to institute an ombudsman popularly known as the Jan Lokpal Bill). She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party's National Executive but left the party in May 2014 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2015.
Ilmi comes from a middle-class Kanpur-based Muslim family with links to the Indian National Congress political party. [2] Her father,Maulana Ishaq Ilmi,was the founder and editor of Siyasat Jadid ,a Kanpur-based Urdu newspaper. Her brother Aijaz Ilmi is a member and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Her sister is married to Arif Mohammed Khan,a former Indian National Congress politician and Union Minister who recently was appointed as the Governor of Kerala. [3]
Ilmi was educated at St. Mary's School in Kanpur and Nainital and then at St. Bede's College,Shimla. [1] She then completed degree courses in journalism and broadcasting at Jamia Millia Islamia and the University of Wales,Cardiff, [3] and also completed a diploma in 16mm film production at New York Film Academy. [4]
In January 2017,Ilmi was appointed the additional director (non-official part-time independent) of Engineers India Ltd (EIL) from 27 March 2017 to 30 January 2020. [5] [6]
She is married to Sajid Malik. [2]
Ilmi spent 15 years in varied aspects of television news and documentary production. [3] She has been an anchor on Star News,where she hosted and produced the popular prime time news show Desh Videsh. [7]
Ilmi has been a member of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television. [8] Her film titled Post Box. 418 Siyasat Kanpur,concerning the struggle for survival of an Urdu language newspaper,was screened at the IAWRT film festival in 2011 [9] and also at events such as a similar festival in Kerala. [10] She was also a co-director,with Radha Hola,of a 1996 documentary concerning the eco-feminist Vandana Shiva. This film,called Daughter of the Earth —Portrait of Vandana Shiva,has been shown by various television broadcasters,including the Discovery Channel. [11]
She was a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi Party [12] and was seen in a sting operation,along with other AAP leaders such as Kumar Vishwas,allegedly accepting money for the party in return for favours. [13] She offered to withdraw her candidature in the Delhi legislative assembly elections of 2013. [14] which the party has rejected after going through the entire raw footage,calling the operation a political conspiracy. [15] The Election Commission ordered an inquiry regarding the legitimacy of the video. [16] [ clarification needed ]
She contested the Lok Sabha elections,2014 for the AAP from Ghaziabad but lost to V. K. Singh. [17] After this,being unhappy with the party's leadership,she resigned her party membership on 24 May 2014. [18]
Ilmi joined the BJP on 16 January 2015. [19]
In September 2022,she moved the Supreme Court of India seeking direction to the Central government to establish a consistent and universal code for granting alimony and maintenance (Child support),aiming to eliminate obstacles. [20]
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