Zafar Iqbal Manhas is an Indian writer, poet, social activist and a Pahari politician from Jammu and Kashmir.
Zafar Iqbal Manhas | |
|---|---|
| Vice-president of J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL)[1] | |
| Constituency | Shopian[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1957 (63 years) Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (until 2020) |
Life edit
He was an MLC of the Shopian district of Kashmir division.[3] He was a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party until joining the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in March 2020[4] He is also vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[5] He is vocal about the plight of Kashmiris especially displaced Kashmiri Pandits.[6]
References edit
- ^ "PDP leader Manhas appointed as vice-president of JKAACL". greaterkashmir.com. greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "MP Laway, MLC Manhas, others call on Governor". greaterkashmir.com. greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Members of The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council" (PDF). jklegislativecouncil.nic.in. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Altaf Bukhari launches Jammu and Kashmir Apni party, 31 leaders from PDP, NC, Congress to join".
- ^ "Zafar Iqbal Manhas is vice president JK Academy". risingkashmir.com. RisingKashmir.in. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Srinagar's Kashmiri Politician, Zafar Iqbal Manhas talk about Kashmir Issues in Bilataklluf @TAG TV - YouTube". M.youtube.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.