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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Maqbool Dar
| birth_name = Mohammad Maqbool Dar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1943|11|10}}
| birth_place = Ogjibalan,Nowgam Kuthar [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2008|04|16|1943|11|10}}
| residence = Nowgam (Kuthar), Anantnag
| death_place = [[Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Soura]], [[Srinagar]]
| office = [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Shawngas (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shawngas]]
| term_start =1983
| term_end = 1986
| predecessor = [[Mohammad Ashraf Khan]]
| successor =[[Abdul Rashid Dar]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 =1996
| term_end1 = 1998
| constituency1 = [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
|term1 =
| predecessor1 = [[P. L. Handoo]]
| successor1 = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| office2 = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| constituency2 = [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
| term_start2 = 10 July 1996
| term_end2 = 19 March 1998
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| party = [[Janata Dal]]
| religion =
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Mahtaba and Taja Maqbool
| children = 8
| website =
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'''Mohammad Maqbool Dar'''<ref name="Bureau 2004">{{cite web | author=Bureau | title=Maqbool Dar joins Congress | website=Zee News | date=2004-09-12 | url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/maqbool-dar-joins-congress_177200.html | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref> (10 November 1943 - 16 April 2008) was an Indian politician, [[Member of Parliament|member of parliament]] and the [[Minister of state for Home Affairs (India)|Minister of state for Home Affairs]] who initially served as the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|member of legislative assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was associated with [[Indian National Congress]] JK National Conference and [[Janata Dal]] political parties.<ref name="Times 2008">{{cite web | last=Times | first=Hindustan | title=Former Union minister Md Maqbool Dar dead | website=Hindustan Times | date=2008-04-17 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/former-union-minister-md-maqbool-dar-dead/story-U9zuv1Exx7VKEhqf6RYH8K.html | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

==Life and background ==
Maqbool was born and raised in
[[Ogjibalan]] Nowgam village of [[Anantnag district]] from where he was elected the member of parliament in [[11th Lok Sabha|eleventh general elections]]. Maqbool did [[Master of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of education]] from [[University of Kashmir]] and then moved to [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] where he obtained [[Bachelor of Laws]].<ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1943">{{cite web | title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha | website=Parliament of India, Lok Sabha | date=1943-11-17 | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3674.htm | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

==Career==
Maqbool was initially serving as member of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] from 1983 to 1986, and he then was elected member of parliament in India's [[11th Lok Sabha|eleventh general elections]] from 1996 to 1998. During his political career, he served [[Minister of State for Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] from July 1996 until the term ended. He was apprehended several times over political allegations.<ref name="The Times of India 2008">{{cite web | title=Former Union Minister Mohammad Maqbool Dar dies - India News | website=The Times of India | date=2008-04-17 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Union-Minister-Mohammad-Maqbool-Dar-dies/articleshow/2958878.cms | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

==Personal life ==
Dar was born to "Mohd Ramzan Dar" and married to "Mahtaba" and "Taja Maqbool". He was blessed with five daughters and four sons.<ref name="oneindia 2008">{{cite web | title=Mohammad Maqbool Dar passes away | website=oneindia.com | date=2008-04-17 | url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/04/17/mohammad-maqbool-dar-passes-1208421000.html | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref><ref name="Parliament of India, Lok Sabha 1943"/>

==Death==
Maqbool was suffering from head injuries when he slipped while entering the washroom on 13 April 2008. He was then taken to [[Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences]] and remained under medical treatment. After an interval of some days, he died in hospital on 16 April 2008.<ref name="The Economic Times 2008">{{cite web | title=Former Union minister Mohammad Maqbool Dar dead | website=The Economic Times | date=2008-04-17 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-union-minister-mohammad-maqbool-dar-dead/articleshow/2958842.cms | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>

==References ==
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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:11th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:People from Anantnag]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1983–1986]]
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians]]

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