Naseem Khan

Mohammed Arif (Naseem) Khan (born 21 October 1963) is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and vice president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).

Minister of Textiles, Aukaf and Minorities Development and Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District in the Government of Maharashtra.

Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan was the first Muslim to be Minister of State for Home (Urban) of Maharashtra since the state came into existence in 1960.

Mohammad Arif Naseem Khan was awarded with Best MLA Award given by Kashmir to Kerala Foundation with the hands of Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Shri Koriyan and Justice Kamal Pasha on 15 January 2017.

Arif Naseem Khan has been officially nominated by the Congress to contest the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections from the Chandivali seat. Arif Nasim had won the Chandivali seat in 2009 and 2014. He however lost the 2019 assembly election from this seat by just 409 votes.

Members of Legislative Assembly Kurla

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ElectionMemberParty 1962 Anjanabai Magar Indian National Congress 1967 T. R. Naravane Indian National Congress 1972 Prabhakar Kunte Indian National Congress 1978 Shamsul Haq Khan Janata Party 1980 Datta Samant Independent 1985 Selin D'Silva Indian National Congress 1990 Ramakant Mayekar Shiv Sena 1995 Shantaram Chavan Shiv Sena 1999 Mohammed Arif (Naseem) Khan Indian National Congress 2004 Mohammed Arif (Naseem) Khan Indian National Congress

Members of Legislative Assembly Chandivali

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ElectionMemberParty 2009 Mohammed Arif (Naseem) Khan Indian National Congress 2014 Mohammed Arif (Naseem) Khan Indian National Congress