Shoaib Iqbal
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Shoaib Iqbal | |
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| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 February 2020 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Asim Ahmed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Aaley Mohammad Iqbal |
| Constituency | Matia Mahal |
| In office 2 December 1993 – 10 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Asim Ahmed Khan |
| Constituency | Matia Mahal |
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| Born | 1 May 1958 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Party | All India Forward Bloc |
Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party and (others) |
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| Relatives | Javed Iqbal, Suhail Iqbal (brother) |
| Alma mater | Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School, Zakir Hussain College |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Shoaib Iqbal (born 1 May 1958) is an Indian politician and member of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is a 6-time MLA from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[1][2]
Shoaib Iqbal was married in 1980 and has two sons, Aaley Muhammad Iqbal and Ahmed Hasan Iqbal. Aaley Muhammad Iqbal was a Deputy Mayor of MCD.[3]
His nephew Khurram Iqbal was a Councillor from Jama Masjid.[4][5][6] His nephew's mother-in-law Sultana Abad Khan is the Councillor from Jama Masjid Ward.[7]
Political career
Shoaib Iqbal was active in student politics during his college days, and was the Secretary of the students union at Zakir Husain Delhi College.[8]
Shoaib Iqbal has earned a reputation in early days by harassing poor people and demanding money from them to carry out construction activities. After the MCD officials tried to stop an illegal construction, Iqbal assaulted their officer. He was also involved in a controversial land deal between an alleged local mafia and Dubai-based company to open a luxury hotel near the Jama Masjid.[9]
Shoaib contested his first election in 1993 on a Janata Dal ticket. Later, he joined Janata Dal (United) and headed the Minority Morcha of the party. In 2014, he joined Indian National Congress and subsequently won Delhi Legislative Assembly elections from Matia Mahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) for five terms in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013.[10] Shoaib was defeated by Asim Ahmed Khan of Aam Aadmi Party in the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[11] In 2020, Shoaib Iqbal joined the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, right before the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.[12] He also served as Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly.[13]