By TCN News,
New Delhi: Nominated Member of Rajya Sabha and famous lyricist, Javed Akhtar earns more than any other Muslim Member of the Upper House of Indian Parliament. According to the Register of Rajya Sabha Members’ Interest declarations, Akhtar has highest annual income of more than Rs 5 crore among Muslim Members. The lion’s share comes from his professional engagement as film script and lyrics writer. He earns Rs 3 crore from that source.
Besides, he gets Rs 1.8 lakh annually from JetAirways India Ltd where he is one of the directors. Moreover, he owns 80% share of Rizia Films which produces audio albums.
However, Sabir Ali, Rajya Sabha Member from Bihar, is the wealthiest among Muslim Members with assets worth Rs 13 crore. Sabir, who was Member on Lok Janshakti Party ticket, last week turned coat and joined Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal United of Nitish Kumar.
The Register of Rajya Sabha Members’ Interest Declarations has five heads: Pecuniary Interests; Remunerative Directorship; Regular Remunerated Activity, Shareholding of Controlling Nature; Paid Consultancy; and Professional Engagement.
Out of 24 Muslim Members of Rajya Sabha, 17 have given no information on these heads.
Member |
Party |
State |
Details |
Rashid Masood |
SP |
UP |
20% share in RJM Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad |
Mohammad Adeeb |
IND |
UP |
NIL |
Ahmed Saeed Maleehabadi |
IND |
WB |
Azad Hind daily, Rs 60000 annual, Editor/partner |
Javed Akhtar |
Nominated |
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Rs 1.8 lakh from Jetairways, 80% share in Rizia Films, Rs 3 cr from film scripts, lyrics |
Ali Anwer Ansari |
JDU |
Bihar |
Rs. 12000 from freelance journalism |
Munqad Ali |
BSP |
UP |
NIL |
Ashk Ali |
INC |
Rajasthan |
NIL |
Naznin Faruque |
INC |
Assam |
NIL |
Ghulam Nabi Azad |
INC |
J&K |
NIL |
KE Ismail |
CPI |
Kerala |
NIL |
K Rahman Khan |
INC, |
Karnataka |
NIL |
Mohd Ali Khan |
INC, |
Andhra Pradesh |
NIL |
Mahmood A. Madani |
RLD |
UP |
Regular remunerated activity: Madani Book Depot, proprietor, Rs 100000 |
Mainul Hasan Ahmed |
CPIM |
West Bengal |
NIL |
Mohammad Shafi |
NC |
J&K |
NIL |
Mohsina Kidwai |
INC |
Chhattisgarh |
NIL |
Saalim Ansari |
BSP |
UP |
NIL |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
BJP |
UP |
NIL |
Pervez Hashmi |
INC |
Delhi |
NIL |
Syed Aziz Pasha |
CPI |
Andhra Pradesh |
NIL |
Saifuddin Soz |
INC |
J&K |
NIL |
Sabir Ali |
LJP |
Bihar |
Movable properties Rs. 20.6 lakh, Immovable properties Rs. 12.91 cr. |
Tariq Anwar |
NCP |
Maharashtra |
Shareholding, M/S Gautam Buildcon (P) Ltd 25% |
Jabir Hussain |
RJD |
Bihar |
NIL |
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