Nafees Fazal
Nafees Fazal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 1994–2006 | |
| Constituency | Elected by MLAs |
| Minister of State for Science & Technology | |
| In office 18 August 2001 – 28 May 2004 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
| Preceded by | G. Parameshwara |
| Minister of State for Medical Education | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – 18 August 2001 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
| Succeeded by | G. Parameshwara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1947[1] |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Mohammed Hassan Fazal (m.1964)[1] |
| Children | Nooraine Fazal (daughter) |
| Residence | |
| Profession | Social Worker and Fashion Designer[1] |
Nafees Fazal (4 November 1947) is an Indian politician who was the first woman Muslim to hold a ministerial post in South India. She was at first the minister of Medical Education and later the minister of Science & Technology during the Krishna ministry in Karnataka. She was elected as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council for two terms, from 1994 to 2006.[2]
Early life
[edit]Nafees Fazal was born on 4 November 1947. She is the granddaughter of Khan Bahadur Mohammed Moosa Sait, a former sheriff of Chennai.[3] She went to boarding school in Lovedale and Yercaud.[4]
Political career
[edit]In 1983, she unsuccessfully contested in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike municipal elections from the Shivajinagar ward, under a Congress ticket.[5] Her political mentor was Margaret Alva. She was the president of the Bangalore wing of the Mahila Congress.[3]
In 1994, she was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council and was an MLC until 2006. During the Krishna ministry, she served as the Minister of Medical Education and the Minister of Science & Technology.
Personal life
[edit]In 1964, she married Hassan Fazal, whose family owned the clothing store Fazal's in Commercial Street, Bengaluru.[5] They had 2 daughters. Her daughter Nooraine Fazal is the CEO and Co-founder of Inventure Academy and a core committee member of Bangalore Political Action Committee.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nafessa Fazal". Karnataka Legislative Council. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Against All Odds: Nafees Fazal's new book 'Breaking Barriers'". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Nafees Fazal, a Muslim woman in India's dirty politics". The South First. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Nafees Fazal's Breaking Barriers documents the upswings and downturns of being a politician in India". The Indian Express. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ a b "As a glamorous politician, Nafees Fazal was the antithesis of a woman in public life". The News Minute. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Pray, eat and love is family's way to celebrate". Times of India. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2025.