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Muzaffar Hussain Baig

Indian politician and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir

Muzaffar Hussain Baig is an Indian politician from Kashmir. He was the former Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On Republic Day of he received India's third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan.[1][2]

Baig was the founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and was named as Patron of the party post-Mufti's death in

Early life

He was born in Wahidna, a small hilly village in Baramulla district of the Kashmir Valley.

He received his master's degree from Harvard Law School.

Career

He started his political career in with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference where he held the position of Vice-Chairman.

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In , he fought the Legislative Assembly election with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and won from Baramulla constituency. He was reelected in [citation needed] He held the position of Law Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the state cabinet for the period – Until he was Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

He served as Chief Spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.

He also worked in law firms in the United States and New Delhi in India. Baig served as Advocate General of the state of Jammu and Kashmir[4] from to

Baig was elected to the Lok Sabha in from Baramulla.

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Due to differences between him and Mehbooba Mufti, that grew after the abrogation of Article , It was being allegedly said that Baig joined Sajjad Lone's Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference,[5][6] Peoples Conference disowns senior leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig. Party general secretary Imran Ansari said Baig never joined JKPC.

Electoral performance

Awards

In , Baig was conferred the Padma Bhushan award, the third-highest civilian honor of India.[4][11]

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