SRINAGAR: Mohammad Ahsan Rather was elected Chairman of J&K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) for a two-year term on Sunday. He took the oath of secrecy and allegiance to the JKYF.
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of JKYF, consisting of elected executive members from all districts in J&K, elected Mr. Rather through a secret ballot at BAITUL HILAL, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar.
Out of 18 votes, Ahsan secured 17.
Notably, the secret ballot indicates that there is no open contestant in this election, as per the provision of the JKYF Constitution. According to the JKYF Constitution, the outgoing Chairman, Mohammad Rafiq Lone, served for two successive terms and was not eligible for the third successive term.
Mohammad Ahsan Rather has served as Founding Chairman and later also served for two terms as Chairman. Additionally, he served as a Member of JKYF’s Permanent Accountability Commission (PAC). He was one of the founding members of JKYF in 2000, with the mission to serve the poor, deserving, and destitute irrespective of caste, colour, creed, region, or religion.
The election process took place under the supervision of the Permanent Accountability Commission (PAC) of JKYF, comprising two members, namely Mohammad Ahsan Rather and Dr Tariq Ahmad Malik.
