R.S. Chib

Rajinder Singh Chib (born 1942, also known as R.S. Chib) is a former Indian Air Force officer turned politician from Jammu and Kashmir and member of Democratic Progressive Azad Party. Chib served as Cabinet Minister of Health, Tourism, Medical Education and Environment in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet from 1986 to 1990 and was reappointed as cabinet Minister of Technical Education, Medical Education and Youth Affairs and Sports from 2009 to 2014 . On 3 October 2022, Chib was appointed as General Secretary for Democratic Azad Party.

R.S. Chib
General Secretary of Democratic Azad Party
Assumed office
26 September 2022
Preceded byPost-established
Personal details
Born1942 (age 80–81)
Political partyDemocratic Azad Party
Other political
affiliations		Bhartiya Janata Party (until 2002), Indian National Congress (2002-2022)
ChildrenVivek Chib, Kunal Chib
Residence(s)Suchetgarh, Jammu
Alma materBirla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and Indian Institute of Science

Political career

R.S. Chib started his political career with the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and served as cabinet minister in the Jammu and Kashmir government from 1986 to 1990. He quit from his posts and the party after accusing it of neglecting ex-servicemen and displaced persons.[1]

He then joined the Janata Dal when V. P. Singh was the Prime Minister of India and unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Jammu, Udhampur and Gurdaspur. After the Janata Dal's dissolution in 1999, Chib joined the Bhartiya Janata Party.[2]

In 2002, Chib fought the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections from the Suchetgarh Assembly constituency but lost. He later joined the Indian National Congress. He has also served as Vice President and General Secretary for the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee.[3]

After Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the Indian National Congress in August 2022, Chib was among the former ministers who resigned in support of Azad. He became a member of the Democratic Azad Party.[4]

On 3 October 2022, R.S. Chib was appointed as General Secretary for Democratic Azad Party.[5]

Personal life

Chib was born in Watala Bhimber (now in Pakistan Administered Kashmir). He pursued B.E. degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and his post graduation from Indian Institute of Science. He also got fellowship in Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. He served as an honorary professor in Rajouri's Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University.[2] He is married to Usha Chib and has two sons, Vivek and Kunal. Vivek Chib is senior advocate designated by the Delhi High Court[6] and Kunal Chib is a businessman and the president of the J&K Power Lifting Association[7]

References
  1. "Jammu and Kashmir tourism minister resigns, indicts government". India Today. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  2. "Team Ghulam Nabi Azad: Former ministers to ex-MLAs, upper castes to Dalit and Gujjar faces, J&K Congress leaders who have rallied behind him". Indian Express. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. "R.S Chib hails decision of Cabinet for approving package". Scoop News. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. "64 Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders quit party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad". The Hindu. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. "Azad appoints two ex-ministers as "office bearers" for DAP". The Chenab Times. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. "Delhi High Court designates 55 Senior Advocates". India Legal. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. Excelsior, Daily (2017-12-15). "J&K contingent leaves for Power-20 Cricket C'ship". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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