Haroon Yusuf

Haroon Yusuf

Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Department and Industries Department
In office 2008-2013
Constituency	Ballimaran
Member Legislative Assembly of Delhi
In office 1993-Incumbent
Personal details
Born	(1958-03-06) 6 March 1958 Delhi
Political party	INC
Residence	Delhi

Haroon Yusuf (born 1958) was the Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Department and Industries Department in a previous cabinet of the Indian National Congress (INC) Government headed by Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, Delhi.^[1]

Early life and education

Haroon Yusuf was born on 6 March 1958 in Delhi to Mohd. Yusuf. He pursued his masters (M.Com.) from Zakir Husain Delhi College University of Delhi. In 1988, he was elected as the Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress and took the charge of Chairman, Anti-Narcotic Cell, All India Youth Congress Wing and in 1989 he was appointed as Joint Secretary of All India Youth Congress Wing.^[2]

Political Career

He was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1993 from Ballimaran^[3] and since then has been elected in every assembly elections from the same constituency.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] In Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013, he was elected for the fifth time from Ballimaran constituency.^[7] He is the first elected Chairman of Delhi Wakf Board (1999-2004).^[8] In 2001, he became Minister of Development, Revenue, Irrigation & Flood Control and Food & Supplies Department in Delhi government. In 2003, he was the Minister of Power & Transport. In 2008, he took the position of Minister of Food & Civil Supplies Department and Industries Department.^[9]

References

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