Sabir Shaikh (15 March 1943 - 15 October 2014) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha ...

and a Former cabinet minister in the

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. He was elected to

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in 1999 from

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constituency. He held Labour and Employment portfolio. He was Muslim face of Shiv Sena and close aide of

Balasaheb Thackeray Bal Thackeray (; 23 January 1926 – 17 November 2012), also known as Balasaheb Thackeray, was an Indian cartoonist and politician who founded the original Shiv Sena, a far-right, a pro-Marathi and a Hindu nationalist party active mainly in th ...

. Shaikh died on 15 October 2014, after a prolonged illness.

Positions held

* 1990: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 1995: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) * 1995: Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment,

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* 1999: Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term)

References

External links

Shiv Sena Official website
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