Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Jammu and Kashmir CM, dies at 79

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, 79, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi this morning. Its is being said that, Mufti’s daughter and the president of his Peoples Democratic Party, Mehbooba Sayeed, who is 56-year-old will take over as the first woman chief minister of the state. he PDP rules the state in partnership with the BJP.

The late Chief Minster who founded the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic party was admitted to the premier hospital in Delhi with complaints a lung infection. He was put on ventilator support yesterday after his condition worsened.

President Pranab Mukjerjee, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered their condolences.