Azharuddin Gets Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises Portfolios
- Mohammad Azharuddin has been assigned the minorities and public enterprises portfolios by the Telangana government after being sworn in as a cabinet minister on October 31, 2025, making him the first Muslim face in the Congress government since December 2023.
- His induction comes ahead of the crucial November 11 Jubilee Hills by-election, following the passing of BRS legislator Maganti Gopinath, creating high stakes for the ruling Congress party.
- Azharuddin was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council under the Governor's quota, which facilitated his entry into the cabinet.
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Former cricketer Azharuddin allocated Minorities Welfare, Public Enterprises portfolios in Telangana cabinet
Azharuddin's inclusion into the Telangana cabinet comes days ahead of the polling for the Jubilee Hills constituency. He was sworn in as a minister in Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy’s cabinet on October 31.
Mohammad Azharuddin gets minority welfare, public enterprises portfolios in Telangana cabinet
Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, who was recently inducted into the Telangana Council of Ministers, was on Tuesday allocated the Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises portfolios. Chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao issued an order to this effect. While Public Enterprises was earlier held by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, the Minorities Welfare portfolio was handled by minister Adluri Laxman Kumar. Azharuddin, a former Indian cricket capt…
Mohd Azharuddin gets Telangana Minority Welfare, Public Enterprises portfolios in Revanth Reddy Cabinet
Former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been appointed Telangana’s Minister for Minority Welfare and Public Enterprises in CM Revanth Reddy’s Cabinet, following a reshuffle approved by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma.
Mohammad Azharuddin appointed as Telangana minorities welfare minister
Hyderabad: Newly inducted cabinet minister and ex-Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin was alloted the minorities and public enterprises portfolios by the Telangana government. The public enterprises ministry was earlier held by chief minister Revanth Reddy, while fellow cabinet minister had held the minorities welfare portfolio now. Azharuddin was sworn in as a cabinet minister on October 31, and was the first Muslim face to be induc…
Telangana Minister Mohammed Azharuddin receives Minorities Welfare and Public Enterprises portfolios
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