Ministry of Minority Welfare explained

Post:Minister of Minority Welfare
Insignia:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Insigniasize:300px
Flagcaption:Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent:N. M. D. Farooq
Incumbentsince:12 June 2024
Department:Department of Minority Welfare
Member Of:Andha Pradesh Cabinet
Reports To:Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Appointer:Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural:Palle Raghunatha Reddy
Formation:8 June 2014

The Minister of Minority Welfare is the head of the Department of Minority Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The incumbent Minister of Minority Welfare is N. M. D. Farooq from the Telugu Desam Party.

List of ministers

PortraitMinister
Term of officeElection
PartyMinistryChief MinisterRef.
Term startTerm endDuration
1Palle Raghunatha Reddy
8 June 20141 April 20172014
Telugu Desam PartyNaidu III[1]
N. Chandrababu Naidu

(Chief Minister)
2 April 201710 November 2018[2]
2N. M. D. Farooq
11 November 2018 29 May 2019[3]
3Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
30 May 201911 June 20242019
YSR Congress PartyJaganY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy[4]
(2)N. M. D. Farooq
12 June 2024Incumbent2024
Telugu Desam PartyNaidu IV[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-06-08 . 19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu . 2022-10-30 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: New portfolios allocated to Andhra Pradesh Cabinet ministers. The New Indian Express. 3 April 2017 .
  3. News: Rao . G. v r Subba . 2017-04-02 . Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-10-30 . 0971-751X.
  4. News: 2019-05-30 . Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister . 2024-08-25 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. News: 2024-06-14 . Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what . 2024-07-23 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.