Jafri is new council pro tem chairman

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLC Syed Aminul Hasan

Jafri

will assume charge as the pro tem chairman of the Telangana state legislative council on Thursday. He will be the first candidate from Muslim community to hold the coveted post.Governor

Tamilisai Soundararajan

issued orders on Wednesday appointing Jafri as the pro tem chairman with effect from January 11. The AIMIM has two MLCs, including Jafri, in the 40-member upper house in the state. Jafri has been an MLC for the last 12 years.Telangana legislature secretary

Narasimha Charyulu

on Wednesday called on Jafri at his residence and discussed the arrangements to be made for him to assume charge.Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao finalised the name of Jafri, one of the senior-most MLCs in Telangana Council. Earlier too, CM KCR had given pro tem speaker post in the assembly to AIMIM’s

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan

, one of the senior-most MLAs in the state. Jafri is expected to administer oaths to the newly elected 12 MLCs and also hold elections for the post of council chairman later.The Telangana legislative council has been without a full-time chairperson for the last seven months. The full-fledged chairperson Gutha Sukender Reddy retired in June last year following which V Bhoopal Reddy was made the pro tem chairman. .With the term of Bhoopal Reddy coming to an end on January 4, Jafri has been appointed as pro tem chairman.