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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
| office1 = Vice President [[Apni Party|J&K Apni Party]]
| office = MLA Darhal
| constituency = Darhal
| predecessor = Thakur Puran Singh
| successor = Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
| office2 = MLA Darhal
| predecessor2 = Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali
| successor2 = [[Governor's Rule]]
| termstart = 2008
| termstart2 = 2014
| termend = 2014
| termend2 = 2018 November
| otherparty = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] (1996{{endash}}2002) 
[[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]] (2003{{endash}}2020)
| image = Zulfkar rally.jpg
| caption = Zulfkar in Koteranka, [[Rajouri]]
| birth_date = 1 January 1970 [[Rajouri]], India
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[Master of Laws|LL.M]] [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]]
| alma_mater = [[Jammu University]] Prince of Wales college
| party = [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]]
| spouse = Zubeida
| children = 4 (3 sons & a daughter) Basit Zulfkar, Basim Zulfkar, Ashar Zulfkar & Aira
| parents = [[Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain]] Gulam Fatima (mother)
| relatives = Chowdhary Shafiq Ahmad (brother) Showkat Chowdhary (brother) ([[Indian Forest Service]])
| awards = Best Legislature J&K Legislative Assembly 2012<ref>https://[http://www.tribuneindia.com/.news/archive/features/.zulfkar-haq-saroori-conferred-with-best-legislators-award-247752 www.tribuneindia.com/.news/archive/features/.zulfkar-haq-saroori-conferred-with-best-legislators-award-247752]</ref>
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| office3 = Cabinet Minister J&K Government, India
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'''Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali''' is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Zulfkar seeks free ration, financial packages for all BPL persons, daily wagers | website=Rising Kashmir | date=2020-03-24 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/zulfkar-seeks-free-ration-financial-packages-for-all-bpl-persons-daily-wagers | access-date=2020-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/chzulfkarali/status/1255069516242935808|access-date=2020-06-07|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ch Zulfkar Ali(JKPDP):Constituency- DARHAL(RAJAURI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=http://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=881|access-date=2020-06-07|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He is an [[Advocate]] by profession and was part of the 11th and 12th Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from [[Darhal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darhal]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} National e-Vidhan Application|url=https://jkla.neva.gov.in/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=jkla.neva.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=List of constituencies (District Wise) : Jammu & Kashmir Election 2014 Election Candidate Information|url=http://myneta.info/jk2014/index.php?action=showsWinersExpense&sortExp=default|access-date=2020-06-06|website=myneta.info}}</ref> He is commonly known as Sher e [[Pir Panjal Range|Pir Pangal]] in the area. He is a second-generation politician whose father [[Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain]] was a renowned politician and statesman in the erstwhile state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Zulfkar has also served as Cabinet Minister under the Chief Ministership of [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] and [[Mehbooba Mufti]] 2015 to 2018. He was associated with [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]] and served as district chief of the party for district [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]] 2003 to 2013, he also served as a Member of the highest decision-making body of the party (PAC). He has left PDP and become the founding member of [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Excelsior|first=Daily|date=2020-03-07|title=Khan brothers, Zulfkar, Ashraf Mir to join JKAP|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/khan-brothers-zulfkar-ashraf-mir-to-join-jkap/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> Presently Vice President of the party. Ali has been Honoured with Best Legislature 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Zulfkar, Haq, Saroori conferred with Best Legislators Award|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/archive/zulfkar-haq-saroori-conferred-with-best-legislators-award-247752|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jammu and Kashmir: Official Portal|url=https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/?q=content/chowdhary-zulfkar-ali|access-date=2020-06-06|website=jk.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-to-give-best-legislator-awards-609346/|title=Jammu and Kashmir assembly to give best legislator awards|date=7 October 2015|website=India.com}}</ref> He is one of the most educated politician in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir state]]. As a Cabinet Minister, Ali headed various portfolios. He is the pioneer minister of [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs]]. Zulfkar also implemented the national food security act (NFSA) in the state and launched a food for poor scheme (MMSFES).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/|title=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Zulfkar was born on 1 January 1970 at Tralla, [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]] to a well-known bureaucrat turned politician [[Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain]], who belongs to a feudal [[Zaildar]] family of the district [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]] who was a member of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly]] for 5 terms. Mohmmad Hussain has also served as a minister under the chief ministership of [[Sheikh Abdullah|Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah]] and Dr [[Farooq Abdullah]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain - Wikipedia|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chowdhary_Mohmmad_Hussain|access-date=2020-08-04|website=en.m.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2021}} Zulfkar did early schooling from MIER Jammu and Graduation from Prince of Wales College Jammu and bachelors in law and masters in law from University of Jammu and masters in business administration (MBA) from [[Indira Gandhi National Open University|IGNOU]]. He also did a post-graduate diploma course in Journalism and mass communication, industrial relation personal management, human resources development, business administration and rural development. He is married to Ms Zubeida, daughter of a renowned politician [[Haji Buland Khan]] who also served as a member of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly]] and council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gulabgarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) - Wikipedia|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulabgarh_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|access-date=2020-08-04|website=en.m.wikipedia.org}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2020}}

== Political career ==
Zulfkar was active in politics as a student leader and was a president of the student union in [[University of Jammu]]. As his father was associated with [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|Jammu and Kashmir national conference]] after completing his education he joined Jammu and Kashmir national conference and became the zonal president of the youth wing of the party. In 2002, he was denied mandate by the national conference from the [[Darhal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|darhal]] assembly segment of the state by the national conference and he contested as a rebel national conference candidate in the 2002 general assembly election and lost with a narrow margin. On 5 January 2003, he joined [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Jammu and Kashmir people democratic party]] under the leadership of [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] and became the district president which he held for a decade in 2008 general election, he again contested the election from the same segment on the PDP Mandidate and was elected to the 11th J&K legislative assembly from 2008 to 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/zulfkar-terms-muftis-tenure-as-golden-period-of-jks-history/page5-1718/|title=MLA Darhal Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali addressing workers meeting at Kotranka.}}</ref> he introduced several important legislation, bills resolutions and issues of general public importance in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/j-k-govt-mulls-bringing-three-consumer-bills-in-ongoing-budget-session-zulfkar-ali/?amp=1|title=J-K Govt. mulls bringing three consumer bills in ongoing budget session: Zulfkar Ali|website=www.aninews.in}}</ref> He also served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, estimates committee, public undertakings committee, subordinate legislation committee, environment committee etc. and also served as chairman of ethics committee, subordinate legislation committee, and brick klin committee. He was given certificate of appreciation by [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly]] for his maiden year 2009 in the assembly. His two brother-in-Law [[Ajaz Ahmed Khan]] & [https://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=155 Mumtaz Ahmed Khan] were members of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]. In the 2014 general election, he had been reelected to the 12th Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly and was inducted as a cabinet minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government and was re-inducted as the cabinet minister headed by [[Mehbooba Mufti]].<ref>[[Second Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ministry|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Mufti_Mohommad_Sayeed _Ministry]]</ref>

== Constituency ==
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali represented [[Darhal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darhal (vidhan sabha)]] constituency for a decade from 2008 to November 2018.<ref>[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]</ref> The constituency is located in the district [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]] of Jammu province in the lap of [[Pir Panjal Range|PirPangal]], having total population of 162540, out of which 86025 are male and 76515 are females with 1543 [[Schedule Caste|Schedule caste]] and 80882 are [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule tribes]] (census 2011), the area is tough and mountainous spreading over 100 km2 from Plangarg Thanamandi to Dandote Budhal. Chowdhary Zulfkar transformed the constituency in many ways including the establishment of medical colleges, institutes of higher and high learning including colleges, high and higher secondary schools besides establishment of hundreds of primary and elementary schools, a huge educational infrastructure was set up in the area during the period, besides he ensured 100% electrification of the area with thousands of new poles and new power sub stations were set up. He also focused during the time to ensure 100% rural Road connectivity to every village of the constituency and achieve the target. He got established of additional districts for [[kotranka]], several major developmental works were initiated in the area costing several hundred crores including Anas irrigation project with tunnel, kotranka khawas road, Budhal Shopian Road, degree college kotranka, government medical college at Mera Rajouri, 3 dozen high and higher secondary schools, food for poor under NFSA about 90% of the population covered under PHH category, Rajouri Kandi [[Budhal tehsil|Budhal]] double lane road, the establishment of eid gah at kotranka and several tourist spots and establishment of gujjar hostel at [[kotranka]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali|url=https://www.india.com/topic/chowdhary-zulfkar-ali/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Choudhary Zulfkar Ali|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/tag/choudhary-zulfkar-ali|access-date=2020-08-04|website=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amp/jk-to-soon-have-maiden-media-advisory-committee-zulfkar/1119357|title = J-K to soon have maiden Media Advisory Committee: Zulfkar}}</ref>

== Positions held in J&K government ==

# Cabinet Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
# Cabinet Minister for Tribal Affairs Department (Pioneer Minister)
# Cabinet Minister for Information and Public Relations Department<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.statetimes.in/zulfkar-ali-gets-information-portfolio/|title=Zulfkar Ali gets Information portfolio}}</ref>
# Cabinet Minister for Haj and Aquaf Department
# Cabinet Minister for Education Department
# Chairman of State Consumer Council
# Chairman of Ethics Committee
# Chairman of Subordinate Legislation Committee
# Chairman of Brick Kiln Committee( Environment Committee)

== Awards and honors ==

* He was awarded by several awards and honors by different organisation in recognition of his outstanding services to societies both nationally as well as internationally.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S no.
!NAME OF AWARD
!DATE
!PLACE
!ORGANISATION
|-
|1.
|Indra Gandhi Sadbhawana Award
|24 November 2006
|New Delhi
|National Integration & Economic Council
|-
|2.
|International Gold Star Millennium Award
|7 February 2007
|Kathmandu(Nepal)
|Citizen Integration Peace Society Nepal-India fourm for Peace and Development
|-
|3.
|Rashtryia Gourav Award
|16 March 2007
|New Delhi
|India International Friendship Society
|-
|4.
|Eminent Citizen of India Award
|9 June 2007
|New Delhi
|International Institute of Education and Management
|-
|5.
|Global Achievers Award
|11 June 2013
|Bangkok(Thailand)
|Global Achievers Award
|-
|6.
|International Gold Star Award
|18 November 2013
|Dubai(UAE)
|ISC
|-
|7.
|MOHSIN-E-URDU Award
|2012
|Rajouri
|Himalayan Education Society
|-
|8.
|Bhartyia Vidhyia Sharomani Award
|27 May 2012
|New Delhi
|Indian Solidarity Society
|-
|9.
|SAPPA-E-URDU Award
|8 May 2013
|Rajouri
|TBU
|-
|10.
|Eminent Educationist Award
|25 June 2013
|New Delhi
|II E&M New Delhi
|-
|11.
|Asia Pacific Achievers Award
|15 June 2014
|Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
|ISC New Delhi &GAF
|-
|12.
|Best Legislator Award 2012
|July 2016
|Srinagar
|J&K Legislative Assembly & J&K State Govt.
|-
|13.
|Certificate of Appreciation for his Madin Year
|2009
|Srinagar
|Speaker J&K Speaker
|-
|14.
|Bhartiyia Gourav Award
|4 October 2017
|New Delhi
|IIFS
|-
|15.
|Saksham Award
|2017
|New Delhi
|Ministry of Petroleum and National Gas GOI
|-
|16.
|International Global Achievers Award
|29 June 2019
|MOSCOW (RUSSIA)
|GAF
|-
|17.
|International Royal Personality Award
|31ST Jan 2020
|Bangkok(Thailand)
|GAF & IPF
|}

== Publications ==

# Research work on center-state relations under [[article 356]] of [[constitution of India]] with special reference to [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|article 370]].
# Working on [[Panchayati raj in India|PanchaytiRaj]] institutions in India.
# Condition of [[Child labour in India|child labour]] and overview.

== Social life ==
He is president and chairman of CMH educational society and CMH group of colleges, working for the spread of education in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and upliftment of the weaker section of the society particularly the down trodden and Tribals

== External links ==
* [https://mobile.twitter.com/chzulfkarali/status/1248085042695266305 mobile.twitter.com/chzulfkarali/]
*https://www.instagram.com/chowdharyzulfkar/
* https://mobile.twitter.com/zulfkaroffice

== References ==
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[[Category:Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2008–2014]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:People from Rajouri district]]
[[Category:University of Jammu alumni]]
[[Category:Apni Party politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party politicians]]
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians]]
[[Category:Indian lawyers]]

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->Basimji zulfkar at 17:00, 27 December 2021