Mohammed Saleem elected as Wakf Board Chairman

Mohammed Saleem, TRS MLC has been elected as the Chairman of the first Telangana State Wakf Board constituted by the State government on Thursday.

There are total 11 members in the board including a woman with a majority belonging to the ruling party.Saleem, will be heading the board for the second time. He earlier held the post in the board in undivided Andhra Pradesh.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM Bahadurpura legislator Mohammed Moazzam



Khan, M Zakeer Hussain Javid, Mirza Anwar Baig, Syed Akbar Nizamuddin, Mallik Motasim Khan, Nissar Hussain, Tafseer Iqbal (IPS), Waheed Ahmed advocate and Sofia Begum are the members elected or nominated under various categories.

After assuming the charge, the Chairman said that the board would take all steps to remove encroachment on wakf properties and protect them. At the same time, efforts would be made to increase the revenue of the Wakf Board through various legal means.