Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Abdul Bari Siddiqui
Finance Minister of Government of Bihar
Assumed office
20 November 2015
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2015
Constituency Alinagar
Personal details
Political party RJD

Abdul Bari Siddiqui is an Indian politician who is the current Finance Minister of Bihar,[1] He is a MLA representing Alinagar Darbhanga.[2] Bihar is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He won in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015 [3]

Previously, Siddiqui was the Leader of Opposition following the Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2010 until the split between JD(U) and BJP led the latter to leave the government and become the official opposition.[4][5]

Siddiqui was elected the chairman of the Bihar Cricket Association in September, 2015 defeating former association president Vinod Kumar. He is also the head of the Bihar Badminton Association.[6]

References

  1. http://csd.bih.nic.in/Upload/Circulars/5812015.pdf
  2. http://www.mpmla.in/mla.php?stcode=S04&pcno=15&acno=246.
  3. http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=2925
  4. "Siddiqui is Leader of Opposition". The Hindu. December 4, 2010.
  5. People are saying Modiji is a factor in Owaisi’s coming here: RJD’s Abdul Bari Siddiqui
  6. "Abdul Bari Siddiqui elected Bihar Cricket Association President". Zee News. September 23, 2015.
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