Mirza Mehboob Beg

Mirza Mehboob Beg (born 4 September 1949) is a veteran Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) and currently serving as its General Secretary(Organisation).

He has also served as the Cabinet Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education .

[citation needed] Beg contested his first Legislative Assembly election from Anantnag in 1983 and won it with a clear majority, becoming an MLA for the first time.

He held the positions of Chairman of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for Health and Family Welfare, as well as Chairman of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for Rural Development Programmes and was the Vice President of Indo-Botswana Parliamentary Friendship.

On 16 November 2014 Bég withdrew his candidature for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections from Anantnag constituency and announced his support for PDP Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed .

He is the President of FAKHR-E-Kashmir Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg Memorial Trust .On 2 September 2023 he was inducted in the Campaign Committee of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance(INDIA Alliance).On 14th November, 2024 he was appointed as the Chief Spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party.