Mohammed Mahmood Ali (born 2 March 1952[2]) is an Indian politician who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana from 2014 until 2018. The departments of the State Home Ministry, Prisons and Fire Services were allocated to him during the 2nd K. Chandrasekhar Rao ministry, and he held them from 2018-2023.[3] He is a member of Telangana Legislative Council.[4]
Mohammed Mahmood Ali | |
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 Ali in 2014 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Telangana | |
| In office 13 December 2018 – 4 December 2023 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Department and ministry |
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| Preceded by | Nayani Narasimha Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 6 September 2018 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Member of the Telangana Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Constituency | Telangana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1952[1] Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, India |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Spouse | Nasreen Fathima |
| Children | One Son (Md Azam Ali) and Two Daughters |
| Residence(s) | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Alma mater | Osmania University |
Early life
editAli was born in Hyderabad and lives in Azampura. He received his Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Osmania University.[5] He later ventured in dairy farming business, in which he earned a lot of money.[5][6]
Political career
editAli was elected as a Member of Legislative Council of United Andhra Pradesh in 2010. He got into the Telangana movement in 2001 when K. Chandrashekar Rao launched the Telangana Rashtra Samithi now called the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and is considered one of the founding members of the party. After the creation of Telangana, he became a representative of the Telangana Legislative Council. He is the president of the BRS party's minority cell.[5]
He is a close aide to Chandrashekar Rao, and has been with him since the start of the Telangana agitation movement.[5]
After the formation of Telangana and the subsequent elections, he was handed the departments of Revenue, Stamps and Registrations, Relief and Rehabilitation, Urban Land Ceiling. He managed the same from 2014–2018.[7]
He was the second Home Minister of Telangana in the second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry, replacing Nayani Narasimha Reddy.[8] He also managed the departments of Prisons and Fire Services.[3]
Deputy Chief Minister
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On 2 June 2014, Ali was appointed the first ever Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao following the party victory in the state's Legislative Assembly election. He shared the post with T Rajaiah.[5]
After the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections, he shared the post with Kadiyam Srihari.
Personal life
editHe is married to Nasreen Fathima, and has a son and two daughters.[2][6] Per his election affidavits, he owns a dairy farm, as well as a function hall named ‘Azam Function Hall’, both of which helped him earn a lot of money.[6] In his 2018 election affidavits, Ali declared his movable assets at Rs 1.07 crore, a near 50% jump from his previous affidavit in 2013.[9] His immovable assets also doubled as they stood at Rs 2.2 crore. His wife’s movable assets tripled. Ali has specified that his major source of “income” was through dairy farm, salary as deputy chief minister and “rental” from function hall.[6]
During the 2024 Republic Day celebrations at the Telangana Bhavan in Banjara Hills, he fainted due to fatigue and was rushed to Apollo Hospital.[10][11]
Controversies
editIn 2022, when he was the Home Minister of Telangana, he made a statement saying women wearing short clothes could lead to problems.[12]
In 2023, he slapped his personal security officer for not having a bouquet at hand, when Ali had stepped onto a stage to wish Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav on his birthday.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Legislative Assembly - Telangana-Legislature". Telangana Legislature. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Legislative Assembly - Telangana-Legislature". Telangana Legislature. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department". Telangana Fire Disaster Response - Emergency and Civil Defense Department. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Legislative Council - Telangana-Legislature". Telangana Legislature. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "KCR loyalist only minister to take oath". The Times of India. 14 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Moses, Ajay (20 March 2019). "Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali's assets remain his animals". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Council of Ministers". Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "KCR to Be Sworn in Telangana State's First CM on June 2". Deccan Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "1. MOHD MAHMOOD ALI.pdf" (PDF). Chief Election Officer, Telangana. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Former Telangana Dy CM Mahmood Ali releases statement over his health". The Siasat Daily. 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Former Telangana Deputy CM Mahmood Ali faints during Republic Day celebrations". The Indian Express. 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Women wearing short clothes could lead to problems, says Telangana home minister". Scroll.in. 18 June 2023. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Telangana Home Minister Mahmood Ali slaps personal security officer; caught on tape". The Hindu. 6 October 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.