Firhad Hakim
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Firhad Hakim (1 January 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current and 38th Mayor of Kolkata.[3] He is also serving as Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of West Bengal. He is a MLA of the All India Trinamool Congress party from Kolkata Port.
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Firhad Hakim | |
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38th Mayor of Kolkata | |
Assumed office 28 December 2021 | |
Deputy | Atin Ghosh |
Preceded by | himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
Constituency | Ward No. 82 |
In office 3 December 2018 – 7 May 2020 | |
Deputy | Atin Ghosh |
Preceded by | Sovan Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | himself (as Chairman of Board of Administrators) |
Constituency | Ward No. 82 |
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal | |
Assumed office 10 May 2021 | |
Governor | |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | Suvendu Adhikari (Transport) Chandrima Bhattacharya (Housing) |
In office 20 May 2011 – 5 May 2021 | |
Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Ashok Bhattacharya |
Succeeded by | Chandrima Bhattacharya |
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 13 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Constituency | Kolkata Port |
In office 10 November 2009 – 13 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Tapas Paul |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Constituency | Alipore |
Chairman of Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Corporation | |
In office 7 May 2020 – 24 December 2021 | |
Preceded by | himself (as Mayor of Kolkata) |
Succeeded by | himself (as Mayor of Kolkata) |
Chairman of HIDCO and KMDA | |
Assumed office July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Debasish Sen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1959 (1959-01) (age 65)[1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 1998) |
Spouse | Ismat Hakim |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Chetla, Kolkata - 700027[2] |
Alma mater | Heramba Chandra College (BCom) |
Other names | Bobby Da |
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Hakim was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in 2009. Two years later, he became a cabinet minister in the Mamata Banerjee ministry. In December 2018, he was appointed mayor following the resignation of the incumbent Sovan Chatterjee.