Syed Mohid Altaf
Syed Mohid Altaf (born 28 July 1978) is an advocate by profession, educationist,[1] politician from Karnataka and former Special representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government.
Political career[edit]
Syed Mohid Altaf was influenced by the secular ideology of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda, joined Janata Dal (Secular) in the year 2012. He contested General Assembly election 2013 at Sarvagnanagar Constituency[2] He fought against K J George[3] and was lost the elections.[4] In the year 2013, Mr. Altaf was appointed as the State President of JDS Minority Wing. He was elevated in 2014 as State Youth Working President. In 2017, Mr. Altaf designed Karnataka Vikasa Vahini for Kumara Parva,a Luxury Carvana Election Campaign Bus for upcoming State Assembly Election.[5] Built at a cost of 1 Crore, it became a talking point of JDS Campaign.[6] In the year 2018 Karnataka Pradesh Janata Dal Secular and Congress Party pacted a post-poll alliance andformed the Government.
As Special Rep of Karnataka Government at Delhi[edit]
On September 5, 2018, H. D. Kumaraswamy appointed him as the Special representative of the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government as Minister of State Ranking.[7] His appointment did ruffle feathers within the coalition government.[8] However, Mr. Kumaraswamy persisted with Mr. Altaf. In 2019, Mr. Altaf held active role in negotiations with Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee to fight 2019 Indian general election[9] jointly
Mr. Altaf actively engaged with Business Community to bring in FDI into Karnataka. [10]
He resigned in August 2019, after H. D. Kumaraswamy government lost majority in Karnataka.
Subsequently, Mr. Altaf was designated as JDS Spokesperson[11] and presents JDS views to the media.[12]
Educationist[edit]
Mr. Altaf[13] runs NA Global Law School, A Law College[14] named after his parents. It was established in 2015.
- Altaf’s appointment has upset Congress leaders
- Cong, JD(S) leaders upset as HDK appoints Dr. Syed Mohid Altaf Karnataka’s special representative
- ON THE OCCATION [sic] OF INDEPENDENCE DAY MOHID ALTAF AWARDED MERITORIOUS STUDENTS OF HEBBAL ASSEMBLY
References[edit]
- ^ "N A Group of Institutions, Site No 14/6, Gulimangala Village, Lakshminarayanapura Post, Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk, Jv Road, Gulimangala, Bangalore (2020)". www.govserv.org.
- ^ "Karnataka polls: With no Muslims among BJP candidates, state's largest religious minority may turn to Siddaramaiah". Firstpost. May 7, 2018.
- ^ Vittal, Vaishnavi (April 29, 2013). "Sarvagnanagar: Fast growth, poor amenities".
- ^ "Syed Mohid Altaf(JD(S)):Constituency- SARVAGNANAGAR(B.B.M.P(NORTH)) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info.
- ^ "JD(S) kickstarts poll campaign for 2018; Gowda, HDK hope to form govt – Mysuru Today".
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (September 9, 2017). "HDK's poll rath is getting ready in Karur". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (September 8, 2018). "Altaf's appointment has upset Congress leaders". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Power tussle: Who is calling the shots in Congress-JD(S) coalition? | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "JDS left with mere 8 seats, Congress walks away with 20 in Karnataka Lok Sabha". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
- ^ "Modi to inaugurate 3-day ASEAN Chambers of Commerce Meet". @businessline. 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Tablighi's wanted in Delhi but bailed out in Bengal? | Nation Wants To Know". www.timesnownews.com.
- ^ "Congress chains workers to tracker collar, Will watch where you sit & sleep? | India Upfront". www.timesnownews.com.
- ^ https://in.linkedin.com/in/syed-mohid-altaf-739ab813 [self-published source]
- ^ "N. A. Global Law School, Bangalore: Courses, Fees, Placements, Ranking, Admission 2021". www.shiksha.com.