Minister of Minority Affairs (India)

Minister of Minority Affairs Hindi: अल्पसंख्यंक कार्य मंत्री
Emblem of India
Incumbent Najma Heptullah since 26 May 2014
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Member of	Cabinet of India
Appointer	President on the advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	A. R. Antulay
Formation	29 January 2006^[1]

The Minister of Minority Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India.^[2] Currently Najma Heptullah holds the office, who assumed it on 26 May 2014.

List of Ministers of Minority Affairs

The ministry was formed on 29 January 2006,^[1] with A. R. Antulay being the first Minister.

Name	Term of office		Party	Prime Minister
A. R. Antulay^[3]	29 January 2006	2009	Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance)	Manmohan Singh
Salman Khurshid^[4]^[5]	2009	28 October 2012
K. Rahman Khan	2012	2014
Najma Heptullah	26 May 2014	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)	Narendra Modi

References

^ ^a ^b About the Ministry, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
^ Organizational Setup, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
^ Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Antulay,Shri Abdul Rehman
^ Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Khurshid,Shri Salman
^ Khurshid was Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 19 January 2011, then became Union Cabinet Minister

External links

Official Website, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India

Heads of the Ministries of the Government of India

Leadership	Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister

Ministries	Home Affairs Finance External Affairs Defence

Ministries	Railways Agriculture HRD Parliamentary Affairs Commerce and Industry Development of North Eastern Region Science and Technology Textiles Coal Law and Justice Minority Affairs Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Rural Development Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Chemicals and Fertilizers Communications and Information Technology Mines Labour and Employment Tribal Affairs Health and Family Welfare Civil Aviation Information and Broadcasting Panchayati Raj

Categories

Union ministers of India

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Minister of Minority Affairs (India)