Haji Arfat Shaikh

Haji Arfat Shaikh (Hindi: हाजी अरफात शेख) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He serves as President of the Maharashtra State Minority Commission (Cabinet minister Status)[3] and the President of the Maharashtra State Muslim Khatik Samaj Unit.

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हाजी अरफात शेख
Chairman- Maharashtra State Minority Commission
(Cabinet Minister Status)
Personal details
Born (2019-11-20) 20 November 2019
Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party[1]
OccupationPolitician

Early life

He was born in Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Career

Haji Arfat Shaikh started his political career working with Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Sena, the student wing of Shiv Sena.[4] He later joined the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena where became the party's vice-president and chief of the transport wing.[5] Shaikh rejoined Shiv Sena in 2014 and became Shiv Sena's deputy leader and president of Maharashtra Shiv Vahatuk Sena, the party's transport wing.

He then joined BJP in September 2018, assuming the role of Chairman of the Maharashtra Minority Commission.[2][6][7][8]

Positions held
  • Chairman – Maharashtra State Minority Commission (Cabinet Minister Status)
  • President – Maharashtra State Muslim Khatik Samaj Unit

References
  1. "Shiv Sena deputy leader Haji Arafat Shaikh joins BJP". 3 September 2018.
  2. "Haji Arfat Shaikh Joins BJP". The Indian Express.
  3. "Haji Arfat Shaikh assumes the post of Chairman of Maharashtra State Minority Commission".
  4. "Early Political Career". The Indian Express.
  5. "Tenure at MNS". Hindustan Times.
  6. "Haji Arfat Shaikh Joins BJP".
  7. "Haji Arfat Shaikh Joins BJP".
  8. "Haji Quits Shiv Sena". Mumbai Mirror.
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