Ali Muhammad Naik

Ali Muhammad Naik was a member of the Indian parliament. Naik was among several National Conference (NC) lawmakers who abandoned Farooq Abdullah and helped topple his government by allying with Ghulam Mohammad Shah. Shah later appointed him as Revenue Minister. Post-1990, Naik, along with many others, returned to National Conference, contested and were elected to the assembly. He served as speaker of the state assembly and was also elected as a Member of Parliament after defeating Mufti Mohammad Syed in the Anantnag constituency. Naik was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference party. He survived a militant attack in 2006 near Tral bus stand. He died in 2017.

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