S. Y. Quraishi
| Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi | |
|---|---|
| Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
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In office 30 July 2011 – 10 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Navin Chawla |
| Succeeded by | V. S. Sampath |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 June 1947[1] Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Religion | Islam |
Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi (born 11 June 1947) is a former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. He was appointed as the CEC as the successor to Navin Chawla on 30 July 2010. He has also served as a Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[2]
He is an IAS officer of the 1971 batch from Haryana cadre. He has a Ph.D. in Communications and Social marketing.[3]
Quraishi became the first Muslim to be the CEC of India. He demitted office on 10 June 2012.[4]
He now pursues his interests in academics by teaching & mentoring at Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi in the capacity of Honorary Professor at the centre.[5]
While responding to Karan Thapar on the Devil's Advocate programme on the television channel CNN-IBN, he opposed the ideas of Right to Recall and Right to Reject advocated by Anna Hazare as not possible in India.[6] However after some time in a TV interview he said that Right to Reject can be considered.[7]
Dr S Y Quraishi was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK in May 2016. He joined Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, who were the first recipients of the Fellowship. [8]
References
- ↑ Balaji, J. (28 July 2010). "Quraishi new Chief Election Commissioner". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ Government of India appointed Youth Affairs and Sports Secretary S Y Quraishi as Election Commissioner for a five-year term from IndiaDaily.Com
- ↑ S.Y. Quraishi appointed as election commissioner of India from YaHind.Com
- ↑ "V S Sampath is new Chief Election Commissioner". 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "CIC gets a galaxy of honorary professors that include famous scientists, academicians, bureaucrats".
- ↑ "CEC not for Right to Reject, Recall, suspects will destabilise country". Indiavision news. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/right-to-reject-can-be-considered-sy-quraishi_755585.html
- ↑ "Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi awarded honorary fellowship in UK". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2016-05-29.