Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was a politician from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He started in the wing of the National Conference led by G. M. Sadiq, which later merged into the Indian National Congress. He switched to Janata Dal in 1987, eventually founding his own regional party, People's Democratic Party (PDP). He served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, during November 2002–November 2005 and March 2015–January 2016. He was also Minister of Tourism in Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet and Home Minister of India in V. P. Singh's cabinet. The PDP continues to be a political force in Jammu and Kashmir, currently led by his daughter Mehbooba Mufti.

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ED summons PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's mother in money laundering case The central probe agency had asked Gulshan Nazir, in her late seventies, to appear before it on earlier occasions also. Nazir is the wife of the late Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 6, 2021