Nafis Fathima

Nafis Fathima (born 6 April 1963) is presently a Member of Board of Management of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka Link label a Member of the All India Handicrafts Board ^[1] (under the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India)and the Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. She is also the President of Karnataka Cancer SocietyLink label, (an NGO working for the early detection and cure of Cancer by conducting various camps, talks etc. for the underprivileged) and an activist of the Indian National Congress.^[2] She is a member of the PCC and had been the General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Link label from 1999 to 2002.

Personal information

Nafis Fathima was born in Bangalore and she completed her Bachelor's in Science from Nijalingappa College of Arts, Science & Commerce where she was a student leader. She later did her Master's in Arts with Political Science as her subject.

She was married to Mr. Noor Ahamed Shariff on 9 January 1983 and has one son.

Political biography

She had entered active politics in the year 1990, when she had contested to the elections of the Bangalore City Corporation thereafter she has been actively participating in the activities of the Indian National Congress in Karnataka beginning from the block level as the President of the Women's wing and went on to become the state General Secretary under the President-ship of Mr. S.M. Krishna apart from being on various positions of the party and presently being the Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

That apart she had held various positions like the Vice-President of the Karnataka State Industrial Bank Ltd., Member of Programme Committee, Doordarshan, Bangalore, Member of ZRUCC, Southern Railways, Member of Advisory Committee, All India Radio, Member, Family Planning Association of India etc.

Positions held

Party positions

• President, Malleswaram West Mahila Congress Committee (I) from 1991 to 1995.
• General Secretary Malleswaram West Congress Committee (I) from 1992 to 1995.
• Joint Secretary, KPCC (I) Minority Cell from 1997 to 2002.
• General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (I).
• Member KPCC., Hebbal Block.
• Co-opted member to the KPCC till date.

Other positions

• Member, All India Handicrafts Board (under the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India).
• Member of the Board of Management of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
• Member, Family Planning Association of India, Bangalore.
• Programme Co-ordinator for INTUC., Danida Programmes, New Delhi.
• Member of Programme Committee, Doordarshan, Bangalore
• Member of ZRUCC, Southern Railways.
• Member of Advisory Committee, All India Radio, Bangalore.
• President of the Karnataka Cancer Society.
• Vice President of Karnataka State Industrial Bank Ltd.
• President of the Yelahanka Local Association of Bharath Scouts and Guides.

References

1. ^ http://handicrafts.nic.in/home2.htm
2. ^ http://ww.congress.org.in

• The Hindu 9 November 2011
• Newstrack India 3 October 2011
• The Hindu 4 September 2010
• Deccan Herald 29 May 2005
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Name	Fathima, Nafis
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