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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Badruddin Shaikh
| office = Leader of Opposition in [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start = 2010
| term_end = 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|09|13|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|04|26|1952|09|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_cause = [[COVID-19]]
| resting_place = Ganj Shahid Kabrastan, Danilimda, Ahmedabad
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Farida Khatun
}}

'''Badruddin Shaikh''' (13 September 1952 – 26 April 2020) was an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was the Leader of Opposition in the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] from 2010 to 2020.

== Early life ==
Shaikh graduated from Bhakt Vallabh Dhoda College in Ahmedabad and did his post-graduation from H. K. Arts College<ref name="VS">{{Cite web|title=અમદાવાદ કોંગ્રેસના કોર્પોરેટર બદરુદ્દીન શેખનું SVPમાં કોરોનાથી નિધન|url=https://www.vyaapaarsamachar.com/current-affairs/gujarat-samachar-news/congress-leader-badruddin-sheikh-death-following-covid19-infection|website=vyaapaarsamachar|language=gu|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> and had studied law from [[L.A. Shah Law College]].{{cn|date=May 2020}} He practised as a lawyer before joining politics.<ref name="VS"/>

== Political career ==
Shaikh started his political career in 1979 as a Senate Member of [[Gujarat University]]. He served as the General Secretary of [[National Students' Union of India]] (1984–1986) and General Secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress (1985-1990). Later he was a Syndicate Member of Gujarat University (1990–1993). He was a Chairman of Minority Cell of the [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]] (1992–1995) and Vice Chairman of Minority Cell of party (2020).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Covid-19 claims life of Badruddin Shaikh|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/covid-19-claims-life-of-badruddin-shaikh/articleshow/75396712.cms|last=Patel|first=Lakshmi|date=2020-04-27|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Gujarat: Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh dies of coronavirus|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/ahmedabad/article/gujarat-senior-congress-leader-badruddin-shaikh-dies-of-coronavirus/583368|last=|first=|date=2020-04-27|website=Times Now News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=અખિલ ભારતિય કોંગ્રેસના માઈનોરિટી ડિપાર્ટમેન્ટમા વાઇસ ચેરમેન તરીકે બદરુદ્દીન શેખની નિમણુંક|url=https://westerntimesnews.in/news/45502|date=2020-03-13|website=Western Times News|language=gu|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> He was appointed the Vice President of Khawaja Saheb Dargah Committee, [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah]] by the [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]] of India.<ref name=":1" />

He was elected as the Municipal Councillor in the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] in 1995 and subsequently served four terms (1995–2000, 2000–2005, 2010–2015, 2015–2020) from Behrampura ward.<ref name="IX1"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2"/> During this period, he was a Chairman of the Standing Committee (2000–2003) as well as a member of Standing Committee, Town Planning Committee, Legal Committee and V. S. Hospital Management Board.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bypolls: Dissent in Gujarat Congress|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-bypolls-dissent-in-gujarat-congress-2794977|date=2019-10-06|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=AMC corporator Badruddin Shaikh resigns as GPCC spokesperson|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/amc-corporator-badruddin-shaikh-resigns-as-gpcc-spokesperson-6055570/|date=2019-10-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> He had served as the party spokesperson as well.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh resigns from all party posts|url=https://zeenews.india.com/gujarat/gujarat-congress-leader-badruddin-shaikh-resigns-from-all-party-posts-2238577.html|date=2019-10-05|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> He was the Leader of Opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation from 2010 to his death in 2020.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Asit Vora unanimously elected new city mayor - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/asit-vora-unanimously-elected-new-city-mayor/705409|last=|first=|date=2010-11-01|website=Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

He died on 26 April 2020 from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref name=":0" /> He was buried two days later at Ganj Shahid Kabrastan in Danilimda, Ahmedabad. His wife Farida Khatun had also contracted COVID-19.<ref name="IX1">{{Cite web|title=Cong corporator laid to rest in Ahmedabad|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/cong-corporator-laid-to-rest-in-ahmedabad-6382112/|date=2020-04-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senior Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh given a silent send off|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/badruddin-shaikh-given-a-silent-send-off/articleshow/75416377.cms|date=2020-04-28|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:2020 deaths]]
[[Category:Politicians from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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