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Nawab Malik (b. 20 June 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the Minority Development, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of Maharashtra[1] and also the guardian minister of Gondia & Parbhani. He is the National Spokesperson and Mumbai President of the Nationalist Congress Party.[2]
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Nawab Malik | |
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| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tukaram Ramkrishna Kate |
| Constituency | Anushakti Nagar |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Tukaram Ramkrishna Kate |
| Constituency | Anushakti Nagar |
| In office 1996-2004 – 2004-2009 | |
| Constituency | Nehrunagar |
| President of Nationalist Congress Party for Mumbai | |
| In office 2004–2022 | |
| National President Nationalist Congress Party | Sharad Pawar |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 27 March 2022 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Deputy CM | Ajit Pawar |
| Ministry and Departments | Minister without Portfolio On 27th March 2022 |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 27 March 2022 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Ministry and Departments | |
| Preceded by |
(Minority Development Ministry) (Skill Development Ministry) |
| Succeeded by | (Additional Charge)
(Minority Development Ministry) (Skill Development Ministry) |
| Guardian minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 9 January 2020 – 27 March 2022 | |
| District | |
| Preceded by | - |
| Succeeded by | (acting)
Dhananjay Munde
Parbhani |
| Constituency | Anushakti Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1959 Duswa, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (since 2004) |
| Other political affiliations | Samajwadi Party (1995–2004) |
| Residence(s) | Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Burhani College / SIWS College (1979). |
| Occupation | Politics, Business. |
| Website | www |
Nawab Malik was born in Dhuswa village of Utraula Tehsil, Balrampur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, in 1959.[3] In 1970, he migrated with his family to Mumbai for better prospects. Malik's father was into the business of rags (chindi) for which he set up a business in Dongri and later moved to Kurla in Mumbai. Here Malik started a scrap business. Later he moved on to social work eventually entering politics.[4] Malik is married to Mehjabin and has four children with her - Faraz (son), Nilofer (daughter), Sana Malik Shaikh (daughter), and Aamir (son).[5]
He then joined social work with the Sanjay Vichar Manch and worked closely with Maneka Gandhi after the death of Sanjay Gandhi. In 1984, he contested his first election and got just 2500 votes. Later he joined Congress before moving to Samajwadi Party where he won a by-poll and was given post of minister in Congress NCP alliance government in 1999. However soon after, he moved to the NCP due to his differences with Abu Azmi. The NCP gave him post of MoS and later a cabinet minister post[6] and is a former housing minister of Maharashtra.[7] He was elected to the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha in 1996, 1999, 2004 from Nehru Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and in 2009 from Anushakti Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Mumbai. He is currently the Mumbai president of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Though he is a sitting MLA from Anushakti Nagar, he has left the seat for his daughter Sana Malik and contesting the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar assembly seat as NCP (Ajit Pawar) candidate. His candidature from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar has widened the rift in Mahayuti of Shiv Sena (Shinde), BJP and NCP (Ajit Pawar) as the Shiv Sena (Shinde) has already announced its candidate from here.[8]
Nawab Malik was engaged in controversy about a then senior Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer, Sameer Wankhede at personal level. Nawab Malik made comments about Wankhede and his family[9] and warned Wankhede of losing his job.[10] Later, Malik tendered an 'unconditional apology' to Bombay High Court for public remarks he made despite his earlier undertaking not to post anything about NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede and his family.[11]
Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 23 February 2022 in a money laundering case and his alleged links with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.[12][13] He was charged and placed under arrest under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after several hours of grilling. One of the charges the ED is investigating against Malik — initially leveled by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — is a property deal that Malik had entered into. There are allegations that the property was allegedly bought by Malik from an aide of Dawood Ibrahim at a price lower than its prevailing market rate. A prime property of 2.80 acre on L B S Marg in Kurla was bought by Solidus Investment Private Limited for a meagre ₹30 lakh. The signatory on the deal was Faraz Malik, the son of Nawab Malik.[14][15][16][17] He has been remanded to ED custody until the 3rd of March 2022.[18]
Anushakti Nagar Assembly Constituency
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2009 | Nawab Malik | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2014 | Tukaram Ramkrishna Kate | Shiv Sena | |
| 2019 | Nawab Malik | Nationalist Congress Party | |
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