Peer Mohammed Hussain

On 19 Dec 2018, he joined Jammu and Kashmir National Conference at the residence of Farooq Abdullah amongst thousands of his supporters leaving Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in which he was a co founder.

In 2009, he contested in the 2009 Indian general election from Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency) on the mandate of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party in which he lost to Jammu and Kashmir National Conference candidate Mirza Mehboob Beg by a margin of 5,224 votes. On, 23 March 2015 he was elected Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board by CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed in 2015. After the death of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Hussain started maintaining distance with the party as he was not satisfied with the leadership's treatment of senior leader's and he was also not in favour of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government. He claimed that Mehbooba Mufti was cornered by stooges who were leading her to a wrong way, he claimed that they were harming the party's reputation on the ground level. In November 2017, he resigned from the post VC Wakf Board and the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.

In 1999, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, Tariq Hameed Karra, Ghulam Hassan Mir and Hussain formed the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. He played a huge role in introducing the party into the Chenab Valley where he had huge influence. He also did huge work in building the party in the South Kashmir. He was also a part of the general council of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party. He contested in the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election from Shangus in District Anantnag on the mandate of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and comfortably won the seat defeating the runner up Gulzar Ahmad Wani of Indian National Congress. In the coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and Indian National Congress when Ghulam Nabi Azad was made the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Hussain was chosen to become Minister of State of Jammu and Kashmir. He was given the portfolios of PDD, Health, Fisheries and Higher Education. He served as Minister of State until 2008.

Hussain was born on 12 April 1942 in Kadapora, Anantnag to Haajra Begum and Peer Salam-ud-din Soharvardi. He is a descendent of the famous Soharvardi clan, a family of Sufi Saints and Hakeems. He has four children. One of his daughters, Sameena Hussain, currently serves as District Development Council Member from Achabal Block on the mandate of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. One of his sons, Advocate Hashim Hussain Soharvardi, is the former Additional Advocate General of J&K and a prominent youth leader of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. His son-in-law Peerzada Mansoor Hussain is also former member Legislative Assembly from Shangus, Anantnag (2008-2014).

Peer Mohammed Hussain Soharvardi (born 12 April 1941) better known as Sher–e–Kuthar among his followers is an Indian politician and former Minister of State in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as Member of Legislative Assembly (2002-2008) after being elected from the Shangus assembly constituency. He, subsequently, also served as Vice Chairman of the J&K Muslim Wakf Board.