| Minister of Minority Welfare | |
|---|---|
| Maināriṭī Saṅkṣēma Śākha Mantrī | |
since 12 June 2024 | |
| Department of Minority Welfare | |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of thechief minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
TheMinister of Minority Welfare is the head of the Department of Minority Welfare of theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh.
The incumbent Minister of Minority Welfare isN. M. D. Farooq from theTelugu Desam Party.
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of office | Election (Term) | Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy MLA forPuttaparthi | 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 forKuppam (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 forKadapa | 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 forNandyal | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 166 days | 2024 (16th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | ||