Baba Ziauddin SiddiqueFrom infopedia the free encyclopedia

Ziauddin Siddique, also known as Baba Siddique, joined the Indian National Congress (INC), as a teenager, in 1977. He participated in various students' movements of the time as a member of the Mumbai chapter of the National Students Union of India — the students wing of the INC. He went on to become the General Secretary of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress in 1980 and was elected its president within the next two years. In 1988, he became president of the Mumbai Youth Congress. Four years later he was elected a Municipal Councilor in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and was re-elected to the position five years later. He became an MLA in 1999 from the Bandra West Assembly Constituency. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving three consecutive terms. Siddique was also appointed Chairman of the MHADA Mumbai Board by the Government of Maharashtra to serve from 2000 to 2004. He was also appointed Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour, FDA and Consumer Protection for the Government of Maharashtra and served from 2004 to 2008. In 2011, he funded the creation of an Eco-Garden in Bandra-Khar.[6][7]

Positions held
Member of the National Students Union of India (Mumbai) (1977)
General Secretary of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress (1980)
President of the Bandra Taluka of the Bandra Youth Congress (1982)
Municipal Councilor in the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (1993–1998), (1998–2003)
Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) – (1999–2004), (2004–2009) and (2009–2014)
Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour and FDA, (2004–2008)
Chairman, MHADA Mumbai Board (2000–2004)
Chairperson & Senior Vice President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (2014)
Parliamentary Board of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (2019)
Member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Assumed office on 12 February 2024