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Muslim Rajya Sabha Members: Javed Akhtar has highest income; Sabir Ali richest

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

 

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