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Azam Khan
Azam Khan is the founder member of Samajwadi Party and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.He was also one of the senior most Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and has been a member of the legislative assembly for nine terms from Rampur assembly constituency. Azam Khan was born on 14 August 1948 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree in 1974 from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Tazeen Fatma in 1981 and has two sons.He worked as a lawyer before joining politics. He has been into several controversies which sparked attention from the media. He is known for sharing quite a close relation with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of U.P. Khan is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term, he was a member of Janata Party (Secular). During his second term, he was a member of the Lok Dal. Khan was a member of Janata Dal during his third term. In his fourth term, Azam Khan was a member of Janata Party. Since 1993, he has been a member of the Samajwadi Party.
Azam Khan
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Amar Singh tears into Azam Khan over threatening statement
Politics | Aug 28, 2018, 12:06 PM ISTAmar Singh tears into Azam Khan over threatening statement
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Amar Singh tears into Azam Khan over threatening statement, calls him 'raakshas'
India | Aug 27, 2018, 01:11 PM ISTSingh was reacting on the provocation in Azam Khan's statement in which he allegedly talked about cutting him into pieces and throw acid on his daughters.
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Here's what SP leader Azam Khan has to say on Asthi Kalash Yatra of Vajpayee
National | Aug 26, 2018, 09:58 AM ISTThe move has drawn criticism from the opposition Congress which accused the saffron party of trying to make political gains out of Vajpayee's death.
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Charge sheet filed against Azam Khan for making derogatory remarks against security personnel
India | Jul 31, 2018, 06:39 PM ISTA charge sheet was filed on Tuesday against Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan for making derogatory remarks against security personnel
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Azam Khan himself doesn't know what he says: Yogi Adityanath on SP leader's 'dairy business' comment
Jul 25, 2018, 06:18 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Tuesday advised Muslims to stay away from the dairy business for the safety of their upcoming generations.
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Azam Khan advises Muslims to keep away from dairy business: Here's why
National | Jul 24, 2018, 09:27 PM ISTAzam Khan’s comments have come after Alwar lynching.
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UP: FIR filed against Azam Khan and IAS officer in recruitment scam
Politics | Apr 26, 2018, 07:26 AM ISTDuring the previous Samajwadi Party government under Akhilesh Yadav, more than 1,300 recruitments were done in the Jal Nigam and there were scores of allegation of irregularities and favouritism against the minister, the official said.
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Another scam in UP: FIR filed against Azam Khan in recruitment scam
India | Apr 25, 2018, 10:45 PM ISTDuring the previous Samajwadi Party government under Akhilesh Yadav, more than 1,300 recruitments were done in the Jal Nigam and there were scores of allegation of irregularities and favouritism against the minister, the official said.
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UP court dismisses sedition case against SP leader Azam Khan
India | Apr 04, 2018, 02:15 PM ISTDubbing his remark as “anti-national”, the UP unit of the BJP had demanded that Khan should be booked for the offence.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2018: Will celebrate Holi, Eid together, says Azam Khan
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Jaya Prada compare Azam Khan to Alauddin Khilji after watching Padmavat
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Yogi Adityanath, Azam Khan spotted walking hand-in-hand at UP Assembly
National | Dec 15, 2017, 10:54 AM ISTIt is said that the CM and Azam Khan reached the Assembly at the same time. The two met each other before entering the corridors. It was then that the photographers shot Yogi and Azam walking inside the House holding each other’s hands.
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You won’t find place to hide after four years: SP’s Azam Khan threatens Rampur DM for taking action in land grabbing case
India | Dec 13, 2017, 11:32 PM ISTAzam Khan has threatened the DM of Rampur for taking action against his Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in the case of land grabbing in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district.
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Azam Khan loses his cool after Johar University recieves notice over illegal construction
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Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple, Shahjahan converted it into mausoleum: Vinay Katiyar
National | Oct 18, 2017, 11:49 PM ISTBJP MP Vinay Katiyar claimed that the Taj Mahal was once a temple which was destroyed by Mughal emperor Shahjahan to build a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
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Parliament, Red Fort ‘signs of slavery’, must be demolished: Azam does a Sangeet Som
National | Oct 17, 2017, 01:13 PM ISTEarlier this month, he had said that if the Yogi Adityanath government decides to demolish Taj Mahal, he will provide support.
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Taj Mahal row: Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhavan also signs of slavery, says Azam Khan
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UP: Army gifts battle tank to SP Leader Azam Khan's University in Rampur
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Azam Khan sparks row, says 'will support Yogi govt if it decides to demolish Taj Mahal'
National | Oct 04, 2017, 07:25 PM ISTAzam Khan on Wednesday sparked another controversy, saying that if the Yogi Adityanath government decides to demolish Taj Mahal, he will provide support
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Azam Khan's MLA son possesses two PANs with different age, says report; faces disqualification
National | Aug 09, 2017, 10:51 PM ISTFormer Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan's MLA son Abdullah is facing disqualification over charges that he furnished incorrect date of birth while filing his nomination for the Assembly election earlier this year.