Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is a former Indian federal minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader. He was twice elected to Lok Sabha from Rampur. Born in Allahabad in 1957 he studied law and arts at Allahabad University. In 1998 he was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting with additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He is currently national secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party and its national Spokesperson. He is one of the most prominent Muslim faces within the BJP. He is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He has been member of following parliamentary and other committees: Committee on Finance Committee on Commerce Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards Committee on Information Technology International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy Of Film Television He was elected once in 1998 from rampur by the margin of 4998 votes.