Mohammed Moquim
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1965)}}
{{Other uses|Mohammed Muqim (disambiguation){{!}}Mohammed Muqim}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammed Moquim
| image = File:Mohammed Moquim .jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end = 04 jun 2024
| constituency = Barabati-Cuttack
| predecessor = Debashish Samantaray
| successor =
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|07|03}}
| spouse = Firdousia Bano
| party = INC
| residence = Lalbag Cuttack district, Odisha
| alma_mater = Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar
| profession = Politician
| website =
| footnotes =
| parents = Mohamed Nayeem (father)
| succeeded = Sofia Firdous
}}
Mohammed Moquim (born 3 July 1965){{Cite web|title=Members Profile on assembly website|url=http://odishaassembly.nic.in/pageerror.aspx|access-date=2021-05-26|website=odishaassembly.nic.in}} is an Indian politician from INC.{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-01-24|title=Odisha Cong. MLA files defamation suit against Sambit Patra|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/odisha-cong-mla-files-defamation-suit-against-sambit-patra/article33651187.ece|access-date=2021-05-26|issn=0971-751X}} He was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Barabati-Cuttack.{{Cite web|title=Barabati-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Barabati-Cuttack Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News.|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/barabati-cuttack-election-result-s18a090/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.news18.com}}{{Cite web|title=Barabati Cuttack Assembly Elections 2019, Barabati Cuttack Election Latest News, Candidates List, Party Name, Results, Voting, Poll Date, Timing & Schedule|url=https://www.india.com/assembly-elections-2019/odissa/barabati-cuttack-election-results/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=India.com|language=en}}
Personal life
Moquim is from Lalbag, Cuttack district. His father's name is Mohammed Nayeem. He is married to Firdousia Bano and has 2 daughters namely Sofia Firdous and Nayeema Tazeen. He passed BE From Orissa Engineering College in 1990.{{Cite web |title=Mohammed Moquim (Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BARABATI-CUTTACK(CUTTACK) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5164 |access-date=2021-05-26 |website=myneta.info}} He owns Metro Group which is intoConstruction and Real estate business in Odisha.{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-04-25 |title=Odisha: Congress may field retired hurt Mohammed Moquim's daughter from Cuttack-Barabati |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Apr/25/congress-may-field-retired-hurt-mohammed-moquims-daughter-from-cuttack-barabati |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
Career
He contested 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Barabati-Cuttack Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 23 May 2019.{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=May 24, 2019|title=Odisha Election Results 2019: BJD wins 112 assembly seats, BJP settles at 23 {{!}} Bhubaneswar News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-elections-2019-results-highlights/articleshow/69453821.cms|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Moquim serves legal notice on Patra, demands apology - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/odisha/2020/dec/08/moquim-serves-legal-notice-on-patra-demands-apology-2233332.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|title=Samantaray faces tough fight from Moquim, Dey - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/odisha/2019/apr/09/samantaray-faces-tough-fight-from-moquim-dey-1962141.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}
Controversies
In 2024, Supreme Court of India convicted him in Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation loan fraud case and thus making him ineligible to contest in 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=Congress faces setback in Odisha as HC upholds conviction of its MLA |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/congress-odisha-hc-upholds-conviction-of-mla-mohammed-moquim-9264288/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Benwal |first=Narsi |date=2024-04-12 |title=Orissa High Court upholds conviction of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim in loan fraud case |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/orissa-high-court-upholds-conviction-congress-mla-mohammed-moquim |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moquim, Mohammed}}
Category:Odisha MLAs 2019–2024
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha
{{Odisha-INC-politician-stub}}