Mohammed Moquim
Indian politician (born 1965)
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Mohammed Moquim (born 3 July 1965)[1] is an Indian politician expelled from INC.[2] He was a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Barabati-Cuttack.[3][4] However later the Orissa High Court annulled the election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim from the Cuttack-Barabati Assembly constituency.[5] Oweing to multiple fraud cases and some criminal convictions, he was disqualified to content elections in 2024.
Mohammed Moquim | |
|---|---|
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 04 jun 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Debashish Samantaray |
| Succeeded by | Sofia Firdous |
| Constituency | Barabati-Cuttack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1965 |
| Party | INC |
| Spouse | Firdousia Bano |
| Parent | Mohamed Nayeem (father) |
| Alma mater | Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar |
| Profession | Politician |
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.[6] He owns Metro Group which is intoConstruction and Real estate business in Odisha.[7]
Career
He contested 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Barabati-Cuttack Vidhan Sabha and won the seat on 23 May 2019.[8][9][10]
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.[11][12]