N. A. Haris

Nalapad Ahmed Haris (popularly known as N. A. Haris) is an Indian businessman, politician and sports administrator. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and has represented the Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2008. He was formerly working as the Chairman of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

He was appointed chairman for Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) on 26 January 2024.

Early life Nalapad Ahmed Haris was born in 1967 in Bengaluru. His father, N. A. Mohammed, moved from Kasaragod, Kerala to Bhadravati, Karnataka in 1960 to set up a metal scrapping shop. Mohammed later moved to Bengaluru and started working on government construction projects. One of the notable projects was Upper Krishna Project. With the money made in this project, Mohammed established Hotel Bangalore International. In 1978, Mohammed set up the Nalapad Group of Hotels. Haris joined the family business in 1997. He was re-elected in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.

In 2017, Haris' 28-year-old son, Mohammed Nalapad, was appointed the General Secretary of the Bengaluru Youth Congress.

AIFF On 1 September 2022, Haris was elected as the vice president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).