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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

Don’t resign from Rajya Sabha, prepare for 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Azam Khan tells Mayawati
National | Jul 18, 2017, 02:41 PM IST
Azam Khan also said that given her seniority and stature, Mayawati should be given the chance to speak in the upper house of the Parliament.
Azam Khan booked for sedition over controversial remarks against Army
National | Jul 01, 2017, 04:37 PM IST
Two separate complaints were also filed against Khan at Hazratganj and Gautampalli police stations in Lucknow.
Complaints filed against Azam Khan for objectionable remarks against Indian Army
National | Jun 30, 2017, 01:04 PM IST
Two separate complaints were yesterday filed at Hazratganj and Gautampalli police stations against Azam Khan for his remarks against Indian Army.

Azam Khan stokes fresh controversy with objectionable remarks on Indian Army
National | Jun 28, 2017, 06:18 PM IST
Azam Khan earned the ire of the BJP that accused former UP minister of demeaning the Indian Army.
Azam Khan levels charges against the army, gets a hard-hitting reply from BJP
Politics | Jun 28, 2017, 02:32 PM IST
UP govt’s order to dissolve waqf boards ‘illegal’, says former minister Azam Khan
National | Jun 17, 2017, 09:05 AM IST
“The state government’s decision to dissolve the waqf boards is not legal and democratic as there is no provision to dissolve the waqf boards,” Azam Khan said.

Rampur court orders fresh probe into a case against Azam Khan
National | Jun 02, 2017, 08:38 AM IST
A Rampur court on Thursday directed a fresh probe into a case against former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan while it criticised the police for its shoddy investigation.
No place for anti-social elements that disrespect women: Yogi govt slams Azam Khan
National | May 29, 2017, 01:01 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Monday said that upholding the dignity of women is of utmost importance for the Yogi Adityanath government
‘Men should keep their women indoor’: Azam Khan on Rampur incident
National | May 28, 2017, 06:31 PM IST
In a sardonic attack at the BJP dispensation, Khan said looking at the accelerating cases of crime in the state, ladies should avoid going to suspicious places.

UP Governor Ram Naik forwards letter seeking 'action' against Azam Khan to CM Adityanath
National | May 04, 2017, 07:21 PM IST
UP Governor Ram Naik has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking action against former minister Azam Khan on various charges, including misuse of official position.
No one but Modi and BJP politicising triple talaq issue: Opposition
National | Apr 30, 2017, 08:06 AM IST
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said Modi, BJP and its ideological mentor, the RSS, were trying to use triple talaq for electoral gains.
Reinstate ‘sati pratha’ before banning Triple Talaq: Azam Khan tells CM Adityanath
National | Apr 19, 2017, 11:14 AM IST
‘Sati pratha’ was a Hindu funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or commits suicide after her husband's death. The age old practice was, however, abolished in the 18th century.

Azam Khan returns cow gifted by seer, says any vigilante may kill it
National | Apr 09, 2017, 08:05 PM IST
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today returned the cow which was gifted to him by Shankaracharya of Govardhan Peeth Swami Adhokshjanand Maharaj, saying any vigilante could kill the animal to "defame" him.
Azam Khan in soup for allegedly diverting funds from Waqf properties
Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 01:16 PM IST
Report indicts Azam Khan for irregularities in Waqf Board properties; ‘fit case for CBI probe,’ says Centre
Politics | Apr 04, 2017, 11:12 AM IST

Report indicts Azam Khan for irregularities in Waqf Board properties; ‘fit case for CBI probe,’ says Centre
National | Apr 03, 2017, 11:21 PM IST
Azam Khan may soon face CBI inquiry for allegedly acquiring Waqf Board property worth several hundred crores through trusts run by his family.
SP leader Azam Khan's role in selling Waqf properties under scanner: Siddharth Nath Singh
National | Apr 01, 2017, 06:50 PM IST
Prima facie, Azam Khan appears to have committed irregularities in the sale of property belonging to the Waqf Board, the Uttar Pradesh minister said today
Report suggest SP leader Azam Khan involvement in Rs 500 crore waqf graft
News | Apr 01, 2017, 07:49 AM IST
Charged with Rs 500 cr swindle, Azam Khan says Shia cleric ‘taking revenge’
National | Mar 31, 2017, 05:32 PM IST
Khan also rejected the charge that he and his wife have been making money from Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. He claimed that not a single rupee from the university’s fund was diverted to his family.
Rs 500 crore scam in Waqf board under SP leader Azam Khan?
National | Mar 31, 2017, 05:17 PM IST
Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad and Congress leader Faisal Lala from Rampur have alleged that Azam, who was in charge of the Minority Affairs ministry in the SP govt, had sold property of the Waqf board at cheap rates.