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Najma Akbar Ali Heptulla (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian politician. She was the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia from 2017 to 2023, until Mufaddal Saifuddin was elected as new Chancellor on 14 March 2023.
May 7, 2024 · Najma Heptulla, Indian politician, government official, social advocate, and writer, who occupied prominent positions in both the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party and long served in the Rajya Sabha. Learn more about her life and career.
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Aug 17, 2016 · Now headed for Manipur as governor, Heptulla, 76, conducted the Rajya Sabha for a record-breaking 17 years before walking out of the Congress, a party she had been a part of for over 40 years.
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Apr 12, 2023 · Born of April 13, 1940, Najma Heptulla is an Indian politician, government official, social advocate, and writer, who occupied prominent positions in both the Indian National Congress...
Jul 12, 2016 · Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, who had crossed 75 years, resigned on Tuesday from the Union Cabinet along with Minister of State for Heavy Industries G M Siddeshwara. Announcing their resignations, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said these have been accepted.
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May 26, 2014 · A prominent Indian politician, Najma Heptulla is the only Muslim minister in the Modi cabinet. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she took oath as the Minister of Minority Affairs in the newly-formed government.
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May 26, 2014 · During the NDA regime, Najma Heptulla got closer to the BJP which strained her ties with the Congress, especially with Sonia Gandhi. Several media reports indicate that she faced personal humiliation from Gandhi and had public fallout following that.
