C. K. Jaffer Sharief
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. K. Jaffer Sharief
| image = Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG
| imagesize =
| caption = Shri CK Jaffer Sharief on strike to save Amanth Bank in Bangalore
| office = Minister of Railways
| term_start = 21 June 1991
| term_end = 16 October 1995
| primeminister = P. V. Narasimha Rao
| predecessor = Janeshwar Mishra
| successor = Ram Vilas Paswan
| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency2= Bangalore North, Karnataka
| term_start1 = 1977
| term_end1 = 1996
| predecessor1 = K. Hanumanthaiah
| successor1 = C. Narayanaswamy
| term_start2 = 1998
| term_end2 = 2004
| predecessor2 = C. Narayanaswamy
| successor2 = H. T. Sangliana
| constituency3= Kanakapura, Karnataka
| term_start3 = 1971
| term_end3 = 1977
| predecessor3 = M. V. Rajasekharan
| successor3 = M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy
| office4 = Minister of State, Railwayshttps://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820131-karnataka-cm-gundu-rao-makes-a-comeback-with-a-vengeance-771481-2013-10-21 Karnataka CM Gundu Rao makes a comeback with a vengeance
| term_start4 = 1980
| term_end4 = 1984
| primeminister4 = Indira Gandhi
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
|birth_name=Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|11|3|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|11|25|1933|11|3}}
| birth_place = Challakere, Chitradurga, Kingdom of Mysore
{{small|(present-day Karnataka, India)}}
| party = Indian National Congress
| otherparty =
| spouse = Amina Beevi
| children = 4
}}
Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most Indian National Congress leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the Government of India from 1991 until 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604113358/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/22/stories/2007092259480300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Leaders' meeting in Hassan|date=22 September 2007|website=The Hindu|access-date=25 November 2018}}
Political career
Jaffer Sharief started his career in the Indian National Congress under Nijalingappa. After a split in the Congress, he took the side of Indira Gandhi. In 1980 as Railways minister, he was instrumental in gauge conversion of railways in the state, where all or most of the different gauges of tracks were converted to broad gauges, and thereby saving Railways a lot of money. He was also instrumental in getting the Wheel and Axle Plant in Bangalore.{{cite web|last=Aiyappa|first=Manu|date=25 November 2018|title=Former Railway minister CK Jaffer Sheriff dead|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-railway-minister-c-k-jaffer-sheriff-dead/articleshow/66793972.cms|access-date=25 November 2018|work=The Times of India|publisher=The Times Group}}
In 2012, Sharief was cleared by the Supreme Court of charges relating to expenditure on a trip to London for medical treatment. Sharief had taken several ministry officials with him, which the court found was not inappropriate.{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ex-minister-jaffer-sharief-gets-clean-chit-from-supreme-court-in-1995-corruption-case-290522|title=EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case|last=Malik|first=Surabhi|date=9 November 2012|publisher=NDTV|access-date=15 October 2013}} Corruption charges were leveled against him during his tenure as Railway Minister.{{Cite web|url=http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|title=Why Congress Cannot Claim Credit for the Delhi Metro…|date=15 January 2015|website=Tehelka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115085837/http://tehelka.com/why-congress-cannot-claim-credit-for-the-delhi-metro/|archive-date=15 January 2015|access-date=25 November 2018}}
Personal life
References
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{{s-bef|before=M. V. Rajasekharan}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Kanakapura |years=1971 – 1977}}
{{s-aft|after=M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy}}
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{{s-bef|before=K. Hanumanthaiah}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Bangalore North |years=1977 – 1996}}
{{s-aft|after=C. Narayanaswamy}}
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{{s-bef|before=C. Narayanaswamy}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament
for Bangalore North |years=1998 – 2004}}
{{s-aft|after=H. T. Sangliana}}
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{{s-bef|before=Janeshwar Mishra}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Railways|years=21 June 1991 – 16 October 1995}}
{{s-aft|after=Ram Vilas Paswan}}
|-
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External links
- [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=155&lastls=13 Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website]
- [http://ckjaffersharief.com/ Official website]
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Category:Railway ministers of India
Category:Politicians from Bengaluru