After graduating from college, Mir mobilised the local youth and formed a leading environment protection organisation, Green Pahalgam. Later he was also nominated as the Chairman of the Municipal Council of Pahalgam by the government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1984 having a ministerial status. He worked extensively on preserving the environment and generation employment opportunities for the locals. His work as the Chairman was acknowledged by then Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and subsequently, Rafi was handpicked by then Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah as the youngest to contest from Assembly segment, Pahalgam.
In 1987 he emerged as the youngest legislator of the state winning from Pahalgam. Rafi Ahmad Mir was the only mainstream politician to stay back in the valley during peak militancy. His political activities are recognized across all sections of society. He strongly advocated the dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits, inclusion of youth into mainstream politics, and their engagement in sports and self-reliant activities. Mir who was earlier associated with the National Conference served as NC's key person and only Provincial Secretary from famed South Kashmir and a spokesperson till 2007. Rafi escaped a bid on life after being attacked by militants a number of times in the years 1999, 2002, and 2006.
In 2002, he fought elections against Mehbooba Mufti but got defeated by a very narrow margin. Later, when Mehbooba contested Parliament election, in 2004, by-poll, Rafi contested against Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, the then Chief Minister, who won by a margin of 2500 votes only. Rafi was known to give a tough fight to the father-daughter duo. Later, he developed differences with the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and felt the party's response toward his workers was suffocating him, and later joined PDP in 2007. After joining the People's Democratic Party, Mir was nominated as MLC and got elected as MLA in 2008 Assembly elections, defeating National Conference by a huge margin.
In March 2020, Mir was one of the 31 founding members of the new Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. His political philosophy is providing youth with a viable political alternative and voicing their concerns. Mir has been vocal on public issues and mostly related to development of youth and empowering grassroots. He has been a strongly votary of friendly Indo-Pak relations.[3]
References
^"Political Rebels United to Form 'Apni Party' to Fill the Political Vacuum in J&K". IndiaTomorrow.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^"Political Rebels United to Form 'Apni Party' to Fill the Political Vacuum in J&K". IndiaTomorrow.net. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Pages has a few issues regarding the Manual of Style Please help improve this article if you can August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rafi Ahmed Mir news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Rafi Ahmad Mir is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir 1 He was previously the General Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir People s Democratic Party and held administrative position in Mehbooba Mufti s government as the Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation with a ministerial status He was one of close aides of Mufti with a popular public base in South Kashmir Now associated with the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party Mir has been the key person behind Party s formation along with its founder President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari 2 Rafi Ahmad Mirرفیع احمد میرGeneral Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Apni PartyIncumbentAssumed office 2020Personal detailsBornSallar AnantnagPolitical partyJammu and Kashmir Apni PartyResidence s Sallar Pahalgam Jammu and Kashmir IndiaPolitical career EditAfter graduating from college Mir mobilised the local youth and formed a leading environment protection organisation Green Pahalgam Later he was also nominated as the Chairman of the Municipal Council of Pahalgam by the government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1984 having a ministerial status He worked extensively on preserving the environment and generation employment opportunities for the locals His work as the Chairman was acknowledged by then Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and subsequently Rafi was handpicked by then Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah as the youngest to contest from Assembly segment Pahalgam In 1987 he emerged as the youngest legislator of the state winning from Pahalgam Rafi Ahmad Mir was the only mainstream politician to stay back in the valley during peak militancy His political activities are recognized across all sections of society He strongly advocated the dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits inclusion of youth into mainstream politics and their engagement in sports and self reliant activities Mir who was earlier associated with the National Conference served as NC s key person and only Provincial Secretary from famed South Kashmir and a spokesperson till 2007 Rafi escaped a bid on life after being attacked by militants a number of times in the years 1999 2002 and 2006 In 2002 he fought elections against Mehbooba Mufti but got defeated by a very narrow margin Later when Mehbooba contested Parliament election in 2004 by poll Rafi contested against Mufti Muhammad Sayeed the then Chief Minister who won by a margin of 2500 votes only Rafi was known to give a tough fight to the father daughter duo Later he developed differences with the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and felt the party s response toward his workers was suffocating him and later joined PDP in 2007 After joining the People s Democratic Party Mir was nominated as MLC and got elected as MLA in 2008 Assembly elections defeating National Conference by a huge margin In March 2020 Mir was one of the 31 founding members of the new Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party His political philosophy is providing youth with a viable political alternative and voicing their concerns Mir has been vocal on public issues and mostly related to development of youth and empowering grassroots He has been a strongly votary of friendly Indo Pak relations 3 References Edit Political Rebels United to Form Apni Party to Fill the Political Vacuum in J amp K IndiaTomorrow net Retrieved 11 August 2020 Rafi Mir is JKTDC Vice Chairman Political Rebels United to Form Apni Party to Fill the Political Vacuum in J amp K IndiaTomorrow net Retrieved 11 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rafi Ahmed Mir amp oldid 1158453458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
