Appointment of Persons as Members of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued G.O.Ms No.97 dated 28 November 2025, appointing eight persons to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The appointments are subject to the outcome of Writ Petition (Civil) No.276 of 2025 and connected matters pending before the Supreme Court of India.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, published G.O.Ms No.97 dated 28 November 2025 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. Acting through the Governor of Tamil Nadu, it appoints eight members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board under the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.
Members appointed
G.O.Ms No.97 appoints the following persons in the categories shown:
- Thiru. K. Navaskani, Member of Parliament, as Chairperson.
- Tmt. Rajathi alias Salma, Member of Parliament.
- Thiru. P. Abdul Samad, Member of the State Legislature.
- Thiru. Ghulam Mohammed Mehdi Khan, eminent scholar of Islamic theology.
- Tmt. A. Mahariba Parvin, elected member from the Municipality or Panchayat category.
- Tmt. A.S. Fathima Muzaffer, elected member from the Municipality or Panchayat category.
- Dr. A. Subair Khan, appointed for professional experience in social work.
- Tmt. S. Naseem, Additional Secretary of the State Government dealing with waqf matters, serving as an ex-officio member.
Who may be affected
The appointments to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board are relevant to people and organisations dealing with waqf matters in Tamil Nadu. This includes persons whose property, administration or other interests involve a waqf and professionals advising on such matters.
The gazette notification only records appointments to the Board. It does not identify any particular land, change a property's classification, transfer ownership, set a fee or announce a property procedure.
Pending court proceedings
The appointments made through G.O.Ms No.97 are expressly subject to the outcome of Writ Petition (Civil) No.276 of 2025 and connected matters. Those proceedings were pending before the Supreme Court of India against the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 when the notification was published.
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Common questions
Does this notification declare any land to be waqf property?
No. The notification appoints members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and does not identify or classify any particular property.
Who is appointed Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board?
Thiru. K. Navaskani, Member of Parliament, is appointed as Chairperson.
Are the appointments final regardless of the pending court case?
The notification states that the appointments are subject to the outcome of Writ Petition (Civil) No.276 of 2025 and connected matters pending before the Supreme Court of India.
Does the notification introduce any property fee or application process?
No fee or application process is stated. The notification is limited to appointing eight members of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
