Aaley Mohammad Iqbal
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aaley Mohammad Iqbal
| image = Aaley Mohammad Iqbal.jpg
| caption =
| constituency = Matia Mahal
| office = Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 8 February 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Shoaib Iqbal
| successor =
| office1 = Deputy Mayor of Delhi
| 1blankname1 = Mayor
| 1namedata1 = Shelly Oberoi
| predecessor1 = Position established
| successor1 = Ravinder Bharadwaj
| term_start1 = 22 February 2023
| term_end1 = 14 November 2024
| constituency1 = Ward no. 76
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Delhi, India
| father = Shoaib Iqbal
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater =
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
}}
Aaley Mohammad Iqbal (born 14 March 1990) is a politician from Old Delhi. He is serving as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Matia Mahal Assembly constituency since 8 February 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-08 |title=Matia Mahal, Delhi Assembly Election Results 2025 Highlights: AAP's Aaley Mohammed Iqbal wins Matia Mahal with 58120 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/matia-mahal-delhi-assembly-election-results-2025-live-updates-aap-bjp-congress-daelb-2676390-2025-02-08 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=India Today |language=en}} He had also served as the Deputy Mayor of Delhi Municipal Corporation.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal is Delhi's new deputy mayor |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aaps-aaley-mohammad-iqbal-is-delhis-new-deputy-mayor/articleshow/98154756.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0013-0389}} He is the elected councillor from Chandni Mahal Ward of Matia Mahal Assembly constituency.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=MCD Result: चांदनी महल में AAP की चली झाड़ू, आले मोहम्मद बने सबसे अधिक मार्जिन से जीतने वाले उम्मीदवार |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/delhi-ncr/delhi-mcd-election-result-chandni-mahal-ward-no-76-natije-aap-ale-mohammad-wins-mcd-chunav-5013785.html |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}} He has been elected for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi three times in 2012, 2017 and 2022.
He is also the President of the All India Crossminton Organization.{{Cite web |title=All India Crossminton Organisation AICO |url=http://www.indiancrossminton.org/founder-co.php |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.indiancrossminton.org}}
Aaley is the 1st term youngest councilor of MCD at the age of 22 on independent ticket.{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/239570/young-blood-can-they-deliver.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16771177803030&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanherald.com%2Fcontent%2F239570%2Fyoung-blood-can-they-deliver.html|title=Young blood, but can they deliver?|website=www.deccanherald.com|date=4 April 2012|access-date=23 February 2023}}
Early life
He is the son of Shoaib Iqbal, former Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Matia Mahal.
Political career
At the age of 22, Iqbal made his debut in MCD by winning 2012 election as RLD candidate from Turkman Gate. He was the chairman of the City Sadar Paharganj Zone.
In 2017, he elected 2nd term councilor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi.{{cite web |title=Aaley Mohd, Delhi’s new deputy mayor, is first Muslim to hold post since 1977 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/kejriwal-not-play-muslim-card-aaley-mohd-iqbal-aap-for-delhi-dy-mayor-post-8342916/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=25 December 2022}}
In the 2022 Delhi MCD elections, Iqbal won 3rd term with the highest margin and became the Deputy Mayor of Delhi.{{cite news |title=AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal becomes new deputy mayor of Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/story/delhi-mayor-election-aaley-mohammad-iqbal-deputy-mayor-aap-shelly-oberoi-wins-2338139-2023-02-22 |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=India Today |date=22 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311091329/https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/story/delhi-mayor-election-aaley-mohammad-iqbal-deputy-mayor-aap-shelly-oberoi-wins-2338139-2023-02-22 |archive-date=11 March 2025 |language=en}} He defeated Mohammad Hamid of INC by a margin of 17134 votes.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Delhi MCD Results: AAP Wins in Chandni Chowk, Chaukhandi Nagar, Chandani Mahal; Congress Bags Chauhan Banger & BJP Gets Burari |url=https://www.india.com/news/delhi/live-delhi-mcd-election-result-2022-burari-chandani-mahal-chandni-chowk-chauhan-banger-chaukhandi-nagar-win-loss-bjp-aap-congress-latest-updates-round-wise-counting-of-votes-list-of-winners-5784889/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=India.com |language=en}}
He was also the member of All India Congress Committee.
Hs was nominated for the post of Deputy Mayor of MCD by Aam Aadmi Party PAC.{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-23 |title=जानें कौन हैं आले मोहम्मद, जिन्हें AAP ने बनाया दिल्ली नगर निगम का डिप्टी मेयर कैंडिडेट |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/delhi-ncr/mcd-mayor-election-who-is-aaley-muhammad-iqbal-aap-deputy-mayor-candidate-for-delhi-municipal-corporation-2289296 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}} On 22 February 2023, Aaley won the election for the Deputy Mayor post. He received 31 more votes than his only rival of the Bhartiya Janta Party-Kamal Bagri. In total he had received 147 votes against his rival Kamal Bagri's 116.{{cite news |date=22 February 2023 |title=Aaley Muhammad Iqbal Becomes Deputy Mayor Of Delhi; Know About The AAP Leader |website=www.english.jagran.com |url=https://english.jagran.com/india/aaley-muhammad-iqbal-becomes-deputy-mayor-of-delhi-know-about-the-aap-leader-10066234 |access-date=23 February 2023}} Elections are held for Delhi's mayoral posts at the end of every financial year. Incumbent deputy mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal of the Aam Aadmi Party won unopposed for the second term on 26 April 2023.
He was elected as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Matia Mahal Assembly constituency in 2025 Assembly Elections.{{cite news |title=In Delhi Assembly polls, AAP’s Aaley Iqbal records highest margin — from Matia Mahal seat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/in-delhi-assembly-polls-aaps-aaley-iqbal-records-highest-margin-from-matia-mahal-seat-9825564/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311090828/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/in-delhi-assembly-polls-aaps-aaley-iqbal-records-highest-margin-from-matia-mahal-seat-9825564/ |archive-date=11 March 2025 |language=en}}{{cite news|title=Delhi Election Results 2025: Top 5 highest and lowest victory margins in BJP vs AAP contest|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-election-results-2025-top-5-highest-and-lowest-victory-margins-in-bjp-vs-aap-contest/articleshow/118068915.cms|accessdate=20 March 2025|publisher=The Times of India|date=8 February 2025|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320074649/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-election-results-2025-top-5-highest-and-lowest-victory-margins-in-bjp-vs-aap-contest/articleshow/118068915.cms|archivedate=20 March 2025}}