Javed Ahmed Rana

Javed Ahmed Rana is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from Mendhar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community. He is a cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the JKNC political party.

Early life and education

Rana is from Kalaban village, Mendhar tehsil, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Babu Faiz Ahmed and is the younger brother of the prominent former IPS officer and vice chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, Masud Choudhary. He completed his BA and later did LLB in 1989 at the University of Jammu. He is a lawyer and married Hamida Begum Rana, a businesswoman. Together, they have four children: Tahir Javed Rana, Sayema Javed Rana, Zeeshan Javed Rana and Mahpara Javed Rana.

Career

Rana was first elected as an MLA in the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election from Mendhar on JKNC ticket. He won from Mendhar Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 31,186 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohd Mahroof Khan of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, by a margin of 9,025 votes.
In 2024 Assembly election, he was nominated again by the JKNC to contest from Mendhar and won with a margin of 14,906 votes, defeating Murtaza Ahmed Khan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 16 October 2024, he took oath as a cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir. On 18 October 2024, following an order issued by Lieutenant Governor Sinha to allocate portfolios to council of ministers on the advice of chief minister, Rana was given the charge of Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Tribal Affairs.