Nawab Malik (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	20/06/1959
Age	66 years
Birthplace	Dhuswa village of Utraula Tehsil, Balrampur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh

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Full name	Mohammed Nawab Malik

School	Noor Baug Municipal School Anjuman Islam High School, CST Road, Mumbai
College/University	Burhani College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	12th pass Bachelor of Arts (Dropout)

Religion	Muslim

Marital Status	Married

Father

Haji Malik Mohammed Islam (ragpicker)

Mother

Name Not Known

Siblings

Brother	Abdul Rashid Kaptan Malik (Politician)
Sister	Saeeda Khan (Doctor, Politician, Activist)

Spouse

Mehjabin Malik

Children

Son	Faraz Malik Aamir Malik
Daughter	Nilofer Malik Sana Malik Shaikh

Political Party	Sanjay Vichar Manch (1984) Samajwadi Party (SP) (1994–2004) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (2001-Present)
Political Journey	Joined Sanjay Vichar Manch (SMV) Contested and lost the 1984 Lok Sabha elections Joined the Samajwadi Party in 1994 Elected as an MLA from Nehrunagar Assembly constituency Expelled from the Samajwadi Party Joined Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Served as housing minister in the state cabinet Started heading the Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra) Headed the Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra) Minister of Labour from 2008 to 6 November 2009 Became the national spokesperson of NCP Contested 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections Elected as an MLA from Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency Head of Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Became Mumbai President of NCP Elected as an MLA from Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency

Political Party

Political Journey

Joined Sanjay Vichar Manch (SMV)
Contested and lost the 1984 Lok Sabha elections
Joined the Samajwadi Party in 1994
Elected as an MLA from Nehrunagar Assembly constituency
Expelled from the Samajwadi Party
Joined Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Served as housing minister in the state cabinet
Started heading the Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
Headed the Ministry of Labour (Maharashtra)
Minister of Labour from 2008 to 6 November 2009
Became the national spokesperson of NCP
Contested 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections
Elected as an MLA from Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency
Head of Ministry of Minority Development and Aukaf Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Became Mumbai President of NCP
Elected as an MLA from Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency

Car Collection	Skoda Maruti Ertiga

1. Nawab Malik serves as the National Spokesperson and Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
2. He originates from Dhuswa, a village situated near the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh.
3. His father used to work as a ragpicker in Mumbai's Dongri area.
4. Nawab Malik has been involved in social reform activities since his college years.
5. He participated in a protest against a fee increase at the University of Mumbai.
6. He began his political career through the Yuva Congress, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.
7. In 1984, he contested the Indian General elections from the Mumbai North-East Lok Sabha constituency as a candidate of the Sanjay Vichar Manch (SMV).
8. Despite facing corruption allegations, he returned as the Minister of Labour in 2008 after resigning in 2005.
9. In 1999, he was arrested in a Money Laundering Case which led to his portfolios being taken away by the NCP, though he continued as a minister.
10. Nawab Malik gained attention when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him for an alleged money laundering offense.