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Father's Name
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Late Shri Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
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Mother's Name
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Late Begam Akbar Jehan Abdullah
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Date of Birth
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21 Oct 1937
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Place of Birth
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Srinagar ( Jammu & Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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14 Sep 1968
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Mollie Abdullah
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.B.B.S.
Educated at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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40, Gupkar Road,
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Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir
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Tel : (0194) 2452540
09018210000, 09810099847 (M)
Fax. (0194) 2452120
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Present Address
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AB - 9, Tilak Marg,
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New Delhi-110001
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Telefax : (011) 23782102, 09018210000 (M)
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Positions Held
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1980-82
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Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
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1982-83
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Minister of Health, Jammu & Kashmir
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1983-87
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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1987-90
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (third term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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1996-2002
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fourth term)
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir
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Dec. 2008-Feb. 09
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fifth term)
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Feb. 2009
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Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Leader, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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31 May 2009 - May 2014
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Union Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy
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President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
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15 April 2017
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha in a bye-election (3rd term)
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19 Sept. 2018 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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Special Interests
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To work for National Health Service in India.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Photography, classical music and ghazals.
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Sports and Clubs
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Golf; Member: (i) Delhi Golf Club; (ii) DLF Golf Club; (iii) Royal Spring Golf Course, Kashmir; and (iv) St. Andrews, Scotland and President, J&K Cricket Association.
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Countries Visited
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Widely Travelled
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Other Information
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Awarded (i) Dr. B.C. Roy Award as a medical man -cum-statesman; (ii) D.Litt. (Honoris causa), Aligarh Muslim University; and (iii) Degree of Letters (Honoris Causa), Pondicherry University, Puducherry
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