Background
He was born in 1934 in Jammu and did his Mediterranean Shipping Company from G. M. Science College Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh).
He was born in 1934 in Jammu and did his Mediterranean Shipping Company from G. M. Science College Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh).
Allahabad University.
He was union minister of state of defence from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, he held a portfolio of food processing and civil avaiation. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
1972-1977 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1987-1990 Member, Public Accounts Committee.
Public Undertakings Committee. 1973-1980 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), Jammu and Kashmir 1980-1989 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu and Kashmir 1990-1995 President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Jammu and Kashmir (two terms) 1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-1997 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-1999 Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Board 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1999 - 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation 2001- 2002 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food 1 July 2002 -2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.
He was a member of the 11th and 13th Lok Sabha from Udhampur.