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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.
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.
Aug 17, 2016 · Najma Heptullah. For virtually an entire generation of Indians, the words Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson would be followed by Najma Heptulla. 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.
Jul 12, 2016 · Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla resigned on Tuesday from the Union Cabinet along with Minister of State for Heavy Industries G M Siddeshwara while her deputy Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been assigned the Independent charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
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...
Jan 27, 2018 · It is very difficult to slot Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla. She is an interesting mix of diametrically opposite worlds: Congress is in her blood, but she represents the BJP. She was handpicked by Indira Gandhi, but had a fall-out with her daughter-in-law Sonia.
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.
