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H.E. SHRI M.O.H. FAROOQ Ambassador of India Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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| Father’s Name | Shri M.O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar |
| Mother’s Name | Smt. Seyed Sultangani |
| Date of Birth | 6 September 1937 |
| Place of Birth | Karikal (Pondicherry) |
| Marital Status | Widower |
| Date of Marriage | 9 October 1960 |
| Spouse’s Name | Late Smt. S.A. Kadhija Nachiyal |
| No. of Sons | One |
| No. of Daughters | Two |
| Educational Qualifications | B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Loyola College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
| Profession | Political & Social Worker |
| Permanent Address | 64, Saffron
Street, Pondicherry- 605 001 0413-331200, 331579 |
| Present Address | 10, Pandit Pant
Marg, New Delhi - 110001 (011) 23357009 |
| Positions Held | |
| 1964-91 | Member, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |
| 1964-67 and 1980-85 | Speaker, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly (two terms) |
| 1967-68, 1969-74 and 1985-90 | Chief Minister, Pondicherry (three terms) |
| March-Dec. 1990 | Leader of Opposition, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |
| 1991 | Elected to 10th Lok Sabha |
| 1991-96 | Member, Joint Committee to Enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology | |
| Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs | |
| June 1991- Dec. 1992 | Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation and Tourism |
| 1996 | Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha | |
| 1999-2000 | Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme |
| Special Interests | |
| Books, women welfare and upliftment of the downtrodden | |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation | |
| Reading, sports, social work and horticulture | |
| Sports and Clubs | |
| Tennis; Member, Circle-de-Pondicherry | |
| Countries Visited | |
| Australia, France, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.K., U.S.A. and erstwhile U.S.S.R.; attended World Tamil Conference at Paris, 1970, Disarmament Conference at Vienna; attended a Seminar at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, U.S.A.; Deputy Leader and Leader, Haj Goodwill Delegation in 1987 and 1989 respectively; visited Syria in 1991 for signing a protocol on Tourism | |
| Other Information | |
| Participated in struggle for liberation of Pondicherry as a student, during 1953-54 when Pondicherry was a French colony; Member, Central Haj Committee, Mumbai, 1975-2000 | |