The Minister of Minority Welfare is the head of the Department of Minority Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Minister of Minority Welfare
Maināriṭī Saṅkṣēmaṁ Śākha Mantrī
since 12 June 2024
Department of Minority Welfare
Member ofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Reports toGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
AppointerGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderPalle Raghunatha Reddy
Formation8 June 2014

The incumbent Minister of Minority Welfare is N. M. D. Farooq from the Telugu Desam Party.

List of ministers

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# Portrait Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency
Term of office Election
(Term)
Party Ministry Chief Minister Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
1 Palle Raghunatha Reddy

MLA for Puttaparthi
8 June 2014 1 April 2017 2 years, 297 days 2014
(14th)
Telugu Desam Party Naidu III N. Chandrababu Naidu [1]
  N. Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950)
MLA for Kuppam

(Chief Minister)
2 April 2017 10 November 2018 1 year, 222 days [2]
2   N. M. D. Farooq
(born 1950)
MLC
11 November 2018 29 May 2019 199 days [3]
3 Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari

MLA for Kadapa
30 May 2019 11 June 2024 5 years, 12 days 2019
(15th)
YSR Congress Party Jagan Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy [4]
(2)   N. M. D. Farooq
(born 1950)
MLA for Nandyal
12 June 2024 Incumbent 150 days 2024
(16th)
Telugu Desam Party Naidu IV N. Chandrababu Naidu [5]

References

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  1. ^ "19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "New portfolios allocated to Andhra Pradesh Cabinet ministers". The New Indian Express. 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ Rao, G. v r Subba (2 April 2017). "Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.