National Commission for Minorities

The Government of India, Ministry of Minority Affairs, vide Notification S.O. No.279(E) dated 3.3.2006 reconstituted the National Commission for Minorities. Accordingly, the Chairperson and Members assumed the charge of their respective offices. The Profile of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Members of Commission are as follows:-

State of Domicile : Kashmir
Father’s Name: Late Haji Mohd. Amin Qureshi
Mother Tongue : Kashmiri
Other Languages Known : English, Urdu, Punjabi, Persian, Arabic & Hindi

Educational Background : Early education in Christian Mission Society Hadow Memorial High School , Srinagar

Vice-President, Geographical Society Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh in 1954

Political Activities : Took active part in converting National Conference into National Congress in Jammu & Kashmir State

Formed the Congress in Kashmir and became Founder President of Jammu & Kashmir National Congress

Public Life : Was an Advocate in Jammu & Kashmir High Court till he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu & Kashmir in 1965

Sworn in as Governor of West Bengal from 4.1.92 to 24.1.92 and 29.10.92 to 29.11.92

Travels Abroad : Deputy Leader of Indian Delegation to ECAFE and UNCTAD in Delhi .

Visited Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia , Senegal , Ivory Coast and

Mauritania

as a Member of Parliamentary Delegation in 1965.

Leader of the Indian Delegation in the 10^th Annual Session of Congress of International Silk Association at Nice in May, 1966.

Visited Bulgaria and

Romania

on the eve of Plodiv International Fair and to negotiate and sign trade agreements in September-October 1966

Visited Japan as Leader of Indian Delegation to the 23^rd Session of Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE) in April 1967

Visited Bulgaria , Romania , Hungary and

Poland

as Leader of Indian Trade Delegation in October 1968

Visited Saudi Arabia as Leader of Indian Haj Delegation and visited Iraq also in January 1973.

Visited Bangladesh as Leader of Indian Delegation at the Re-opening of the Meghna Bridge built with Indian assistance in September 1973.

Visited Tripoli ( Libya ) as Leader of Indian Delegation to participate in the National Celebrations in October 1974.

Visited Bahrain , Iraq , Syria and

United Arab Emirates

as a Special Envoy in July 1975.

Visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai as Minister-in waiting to the President of India in October 1976.
Visited

Libya

again in 1984 as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister

Visited

China

in 1990 as a member of the delegation of All India Congress Committee.

Visited Portugal , Trinedad, Chille , Zimbabwe as a Member of President’s Party.

Visited Iran and Turkamanistan in May, 1966 to represent India on the rail link ceremony between

Iran

and Turkamanistan.

Other Information : Leader of Indian Delegation to the World Urdu Conference held in

Mauritius

from 6^th to 12^th December, 1991

Email Address

htsangliana@hotmail.com

Father's Name

Shri Patanga

Mother's Name

Smt. Thanmawii

Date of Birth

01.07.1943

Place of Birth

Aizawl (Mizoram)

Educational Qualifications

B.A. Hons (Economics)

Educated at St Edmund`s College, Shillong

profession

Civil Servant

Social Worker

Permanent Address

Flat No. 628, Ghataprabha B-4,

National Games Housing Complex,
Bangalore - 560 047 (Karnataka)

(080) 25703838

Present Address

Room No.10, 5^th Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110 003

Tels. (011) 24690809

Position Held

IPS (Retd.), DG of Police, Ex-MP

Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in 2004

Worked as:	· Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
	· Member, Standing Committee on Defence

· Member, Joint Committee on Parliament House Security

· Member, Informal Consultative Committee, South Western Railways

· Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping, Roads

and National Highways

Book Published

(i) A Guide to Mizo/English, (ii) Politics and People (iii) Dos and Don`ts for Security

Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments

Has written more than 80 songs and hymns; a regular contributor to magazine and newspapers as well as an Interviewee in TV & Radio and pannel member in various social issues

Social And Cultural Activities

Adviser to various NGOs and Civil Societies

Special Interests

Handling social and spiritual issues and Youths Affairs

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Listening to music, reading non-fictions and watching TV programmes like National Geographics, Animals, Sports and such like programmes in the T.V.

Countries Visited

Widely travelled

Other Information

Joined Indian Police Service in 1967; retired as Director General of Police on Ist July, 2003; served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Commissioner of Police and subsequently as Commissioner of Police and subsequently as Commissioner of Police in Bangalore city; served as Superintendent of Police in as many as 6 Districts in Karnataka state - a record for an IPS officer; picked up by the Government to handle the world famed Chikmagalur Parliamentary by-election in November 1978 in which as many as 28 candidates contested including the Late Smt. Indira Gandhi; headed the Special Task Force to catch brigand by name Veerappan who had killed 130 human beings including police and forest officials, contributed important steps for Veerappan`s ultimate end; handled all branches in police department including Law & Order, Crime, Traffic, Intelligence, Armed Police, Railway Police, Forest, Prisons, Technical Services including Computers, Wireless, Dog Squads, Guerilla Warfare, Explosive, Bomb disposal, VIP and VVIP security, Anti-Guerilla; as Special Police Commissioner in Bangalore City in 1993, solved a highly sensational and one of the most bizarre cases in India called `` Khalilee Missing Case`` in which Mrs. Khalilee, wife of the then Indian High Commissioner in Australia was buried alive by her paramour which had remained undetected for more than 3 years; as Police Commissioner in Bangalore city, arrested the Fake Stamp Paper King Pin by name Abdul Kareem Telgi;

worked:

(i) under the Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India posted as Commandant of the 27th SSB Battalion, an elite force, in Tezpur, Assam (1971-72) and took part in the Bangladesh War during that period;

(ii) as the Divisional Organizer, SSB, in charge of the two problematic Northeastern states namely Manipur and Nagaland (1987-93) and promoted integration of the border people with people of the mainland which has earned him a special mention by the Government of India through the SSB Directorate;

(iii) as Chief Security and Vigilance Consultant between July 2003 and May 2004 for Export Overseas Company.

Nominated

(i) as one of the "50 Indians who made a difference" by the "OUTLOOK" monthly magazine in its first anniversary special publication; and

(ii) one of the ``50 Indians whom you ought to know" by the monthly magazine "Gentleman" ;

(iii) as " Most Popular Public Servant" in 2001-02 by ' The Times of India '

Recipient of two Honorary Doctorate Degrees and several famous Awards; conferred Rotary International Honorary Membership; worked as Ambassador of Global Peace Initiative with Headquarters at Washington DC, USA; Presented a lifetime Meritorious Service Award by the Partnership Mission Society based in USA on March 6, 2005; a yearly award of Rs. 10,000 has been instituted in his name by the same Society to be given the best student of the year at Sielmat Christian High School, Churachandpur, Manipur, India; recipient of

(i) the two highest Indian Police Service Medals namely - the Meritorious Service Medal & the Distinguished Service Medal;

(ii) Many Citations and Certificates from Philanthropic Organizations and Associations; and

(iii) Countless number of appreciation letters from government and members of the public.

(iv) Three full-length feature films have been made on him by professional film makers entitled Sangliana- Part I,II and III depicting his unusually sincere and devoted service as police officer and he himself acted in one of them called "Santha"

(v) Three widely read series of books have been written about him by Dr. Lalrinawmi Ralte;

awarded "Super Cop" title by the media as well as by the public; considered as "man of the masses", "friend of the children" and "sympathizer of the poor" by the media; one of the most well known Police leaders of the Country hailing from the North East India;

One of the few Indian Police Officers, from the past and present, whose names had figured in a book containing stories of "World Famous Police Officers";

Three Societies have been established in Bangalore City in Sangliana`s name;

3 non-MIZO persons have so far adopted the name Sangliana as their own through legal processes in the State of Karnataka taking him as their “Role Model”.

Dr. H.T. Sangliana was a member in the 14^th Lok Sabha from Bangalore North Constituency from BJP.

He voted for the Civil Nuclear deal in Parliament for which he was disqualified as member from July 3, 2008.

He was the Congress Party Candidate in the Bangalore Central Constituency for 15^th Lok Sabha.

He was invited to address the District Collectors, Deputy Commissioners by the Chief Minister of Nagaland and awarded “Excellent” impression by participants.

He is called “A giant killer” defeating Invincible Congress leader Shri Jaffer Sharief from Bangalore North Constituency during 2004 Parliamentary elctions.