Firhad Hakim

Firhad Hakim (1 January 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current and 38th Mayor of Kolkata. 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.

Firhad Hakim
Hakim in November 2020
38th Mayor of Kolkata
Assumed office
28 December 2021
DeputyAtin Ghosh
Preceded byhimself
(as Chairman of Board of Administrators)
ConstituencyWard No. 82
In office
3 December 2018 – 7 May 2020
DeputyAtin Ghosh
Preceded bySovan Chatterjee
Succeeded byhimself
(as Chairman of Board of Administrators)
ConstituencyWard No. 82
Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
10 May 2021
Governor
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Ministry and Departments
    Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
    Preceded bySuvendu Adhikari (Transport)
    Chandrima Bhattacharya (Housing)
    In office
    20 May 2011 – 5 May 2021
    GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
    Keshari Nath Tripathi
    Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
    Preceded byAshok Bhattacharya
    Succeeded byChandrima Bhattacharya
    Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
    Assumed office
    13 May 2011
    Preceded byConstituency created
    ConstituencyKolkata Port
    In office
    10 November 2009 – 13 May 2011
    Preceded byTapas Paul
    Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
    ConstituencyAlipore
    Chairman of Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
    In office
    7 May 2020 – 24 December 2021
    Preceded byhimself
    (as Mayor of Kolkata)
    Succeeded byhimself
    (as Mayor of Kolkata)
    Chairman of HIDCO and KMDA
    Assumed office
    July 2021
    Preceded byDebasish Sen
    Personal details
    Born1 January 1959 (1959-01) (age 65)
    Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
    Other political
    affiliations    		Indian National Congress (until 1998)
    SpouseIsmat Hakim
    Children3
    Residence(s)Chetla, Kolkata - 700027
    Alma materHeramba Chandra College (BCom)
    Other namesBobby da

    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.

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