M. M. Hashim

MP
M. M. Hashim
MP M. M. Hashim
Member of Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1990–1996
Home Minister of United Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1989–1990
Member of 6th Lok Sabha
	In office; 1977–1980
Constituency	Secunderabad
Member of 5th Lok Sabha
	In office; 1971–1977
Constituency	Secunderabad
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1967–1971
	In office; 1962–1967
Personal details
Born	19 October 1921; Hyderabad, India
Died	22 December 2013 (aged 92); Washington D. C., US
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political; affiliations	Telangana Praja Samithi
Spouse	Khursheed
Children	6

Mirza Mohammed Hashim (19 October 1921 – 22 December 2013), commonly known as M. M. Hashim, was an Indian politician, member of parliament^[1] and a former home minister of United Andhra Pradesh.^[3] He represented the Secunderabad parliamentary constituency in 5th Lok Sabha from 1971 to 77 and 6th Lok Sabha from 1977 to 80. Before participating in Lok Sabha elections, he was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1971. He was affiliated with the Indian National Congress.

Biography

He was born to Mirza Abdul Jawad in Mallepally Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 19 October 1921.^[1] He was last elected to Rajya Sabha in 1990 and served as its member until 1996.^[2] He also participated in the 1969 Telangana Agitation.^[4]

Before joining the Indian National Congress, he was affiliated with Telangana Praja Samithi from 1969 to 1971. He later moved to Congress and served a vice-president of the City Congress Committee from 1962 to 1969, and as president of the Pant Education Society, and Tenant Association from 1960 to 1977. He was later appointed as a vice-president of the Hut Association and Rickshaw Union, and later convenor of Anti-Communal Associations and Association for Eradication of Poverty.^[1] He also served as a general secretary of the Nationalist Kashmir Front in 1958.

Prior to electing to Lok Sabha in 1971 Indian general election, he was a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1962–67) and was re-elected to assembly in 1967 until his second term ended in 1971.^[1] During his assembly career, he was appointed as a state Home Minister in 1978 by Marri Chenna Reddy.^[3] He was living in Washington D.C., however when Marri Chenna Reddy was re-elected as a chief minister, he invited Hashim to India and appointed him as a member of the Rajya Sabha.^[4]

Personal life

He was married to Khursheed, with whom he had six children, including four daughters and two sons.^[1] He later went to Washington D. C. where he died on 22 December 2013 from multimorbidity.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Members Bioprofile". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The Speaker made references to the passing away of Shri MM Hashim" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in.
^ ^a ^b Khan, Ali (23 December 2013). "ZAK pays tributes to M M Hashim". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Veteran Cong leader M M Hashim dies in US - Hyderabad News". The Times of India. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[Parliament_of_India,_Lok_Sabha_1921-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Members Bioprofile". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[eparlib.nic.in-2] "The Speaker made references to the passing away of Shri MM Hashim" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in.

[Khan_2013-3] Khan, Ali (23 December 2013). "ZAK pays tributes to M M Hashim". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[The_Times_of_India_2013-4] "Veteran Cong leader M M Hashim dies in US - Hyderabad News". The Times of India. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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