Mohsin Raza

Mohsin Raza (born 15 January 1968) is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Raza is a Muslim by faith and comes from a family of landowners that traces their roots to the city of Sufis Safipur.

[2] In August 2019 (Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Reshuffle) Raza was appointed Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Muslim Waqf & Hajj.

His wife Fauzia Sarwar Fatima is a daughter of time- honoured Businessman and belongs to a Sunni Family.

[9] The 2017 Assembly election was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party with Yogi Adityanath being sworn in as the chief minister of the state.

He is also of the opinion of banning the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for supporting the Triple Talaq.

[14] Mohsin Raza called for a ban on All India Muslim Personal Law Board for supporting triple talaq and described it as an unconstitutional entity .

Such an organisation should be banned as it does not work for the welfare of society but endorses a practice like triple talaq which is exploitation of women,“ Mohsin said.

[15] The Uttar Pradesh minister Raza favoured introducing a "new dress code" for students at madrassas (Islamic schools) across the country and added that he will take up the issue with the centre.