Friday, 8 January 2016



1957
SYEED’S POLITICAL JOURNEY BEGINS
He joined the Democratic National Conference, a splinter group of the National Conference formed by Gulam Mohamad Sadiq, in the same year

1962
ELECTED TO J&K ASSEMBLY
He was elected from Bijbiharato the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative assembly. He retained the seat for ten years

1967
DEPUTY MINISTER IN GM SADIQ GOVT
At this point, Sayeed was doing well in politics and he was appointed deputy minister. A few years later though, he left DNC and joined the Congress

1972
STATE MINISTER IN CONGRESS GOVT
Sayeed was also made President of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee and leader of Congress Legislature Party.

1977 - 1983
STRING OF POLITICAL DEFEATS
Mufti Sayeed was the J&K PCC president at the time when Congress lost 1977 & 1983 elections.

1986
UNION MINISTER FOR TOURISM
Mufti Sayeed was the J&K PCC president at the time when Congress lost 1077 & 1983 elections.

1987
SAYEED LEAVES CONGRESS, JOINS JAN MORCHA
After Rajiv Gandhi signed the Gandhi-Abdullah accord in 1987, Mufti left Congress and joined VP Singh’s Jan Morcha.

1989
INDIA’S FIRST HOME MINISTER
Under VP Singh Government, Sayeed was made Home Minister

1999
PDP FOUNDED
Sayeed along with his daughter Mehbooba Mufti formed his own party

2002 - 2005
FIRST STINT AS JAMMU AND KASHMIR CM
Sayeeds political career soared after the formation of PDP and he served as J&K CM from 2002 to 2005

March 1, 2015
SWORN-IN AS CM FOR THE SECOND TIME
PDP in alliance with BJP formed the government in J&K after the state poll in 2014.

January 24, 2015
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Sayeed was admitted to AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He was suffering form neck pain and fever.

January 7, 2016
MUFTI SAYEED PASSES AWAY

He was 79 years old when he passed away at 7.30 am in the hospital.

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