Zaffar Iqbal Manhas

Zafar Iqbal Manhas is a noted Indian freelancer, writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLC of Shopian district.[3] He was a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party until joining the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in March 2020[4] He is also vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[5] Zafar belongs to a Pahari speaking Muslim Rajput family and is proud of being a Kashmiri. He is very vocal about the plight of Kashmiris especially displaced Kashmiri Pandits[6].Zafar was the front line leader of the Pahari Movement that resulted in the reservation for pahari speaking people in government jobs and educational institutions. Zafar Iqbal Manhas is a highly educated person and apart from his mother tongue Pahari, he can fluently speak English, Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Dogri, Gojri and Punjabi.

Zafar Iqbal Manhas
Vice-president of J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL)[1]
ConstituencyShopian[2]
Personal details
Born16 August, 1957 (63 years)
Shopian
NationalityIndian
Political partyJammu and Kashmir Apni Party
Other political
affiliations		Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (until 2020)
Spouse(s)Zahida Begum (m-1976)

References
  1. "PDP leader Manhas appointed as vice-president of JKAACL". greaterkashmir.com. greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. "MP Laway, MLC Manhas, others call on Governor". greaterkashmir.com. greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. "Members of The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council" (PDF). jklegislativecouncil.nic.in. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/altaf-bukhari-launches-jammu-and-kashmir-apni-party-31-leaders-from-pdp-nc-congress-to-join-1653656-2020-03-08
  5. "Zafar Iqbal Manhas is vice president JK Academy". risingkashmir.com. RisingKashmir.in. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Da5elIcBYqow&ved=2ahUKEwju_pSfmKLtAhVPU30KHdvXAKYQjjgwAHoECAEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3WfVudmpjhEXlmSApQdOmY
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