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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

Azam Khan receives threat calls and derogatory mails
National | Feb 14, 2015, 11:36 PM IST
Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan alleged that he received threat calls and derogatory mails after his recent comments on state governor, Ram Naik.“The governor it seems, is acting like a political activist working at
Now Azam Khan proposes a temple for Mulayam
National | Feb 12, 2015, 05:16 PM IST
Lucknow: On the heels of a proposed temple to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today offered to build a temple dedicated to Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying
Delhi's mandate is India's mandate, says Azam Khan
National | Feb 10, 2015, 04:15 PM IST
Lucknow: Maverick Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today congratulated Aam Aadmi Party on its landslide victory in Delhi and said, "in today's circumstances, Delhi's mandate is India's mandate".In a statement, Azam Khan said, "Delhi encompassed

Azam Khan takes jibe at Modi-Obama friendship
National | Feb 07, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
Azamgarh: Reacting to US President Obama's comment on religious intolerance in India, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan passed a comment on their friendship on Friday."Modi made tall claims about his close friendship with Obama, but
We are a govt of 'Ram bhakts': Nitin Gadkari, kicks up row
National | Jan 21, 2015, 10:16 PM IST
Faizabad: In comments that could kick up a row, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government at the Centre is of ‘Ram bhakts'(devotees) and those who shout ‘Jai Shri Ram' slogans.Gadkari, a senior BJP
BJP questions Akhilesh on bodies found in Ganga, Betwa
National | Jan 16, 2015, 12:52 PM IST
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's silence on the recovery of as many as 110 bodies in the Ganga and Betwa rivers in the last few days.Saying

Azam Khan slams Sakshi Maharaj remarks
National | Jan 10, 2015, 05:04 PM IST
Rampur: SP leader Azam Khan has criticised BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's recent statement asking Hindu women to have four kids.“When Maharaj could not manage to have even a single child what right does he hold
Azam's critics Jawwad, Kazim Ali removed by Shia Waqf Board
National | Jan 07, 2015, 10:49 AM IST
Lucknow: The Shia Central Board of Waqfs Uttar Pradesh has removed 27 ‘Mutwallis' or caretakers of endowed properties, including Maulana Kalbe Jawwad and Congress MLA Nawab Kazim Ali, who have been involved in bitter spat
Azam Khan lashes out at Modi over false promises
National | Jan 06, 2015, 05:20 PM IST
Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said "brooms were handed over to jobless youths instead of employment by Modi".Speaking at a public rally at Shahbad,

BJP MP demands sacking of UP Minister Azam Khan
National | Jan 03, 2015, 02:48 PM IST
Ballia (UP): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP today demanded the sacking of senior Cabinet minister in Akhilesh Yadav government, Mohd Azam Khan, saying he was a "threat to the unity of the country".BJP MP
Godse's temple should come up in every district: Azam Khan
National | Dec 31, 2014, 04:36 PM IST
Kanpur: In sarcastic comments Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan today took on outfits demanding construction of a temple dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse,saying such temple should be constructed in every state. “The temple
BJP asks Akhilesh Yadav to sack Azam Khan
National | Dec 29, 2014, 01:23 PM IST
Lucknow: A war of words has broken out between Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over remarks by minister Azam Khan.Reacting sharply to Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chowdhary's comment that

Conversion row: RSS wants civil war in the country, says Azam Khan
National | Dec 29, 2014, 10:55 AM IST
New Delhi: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan yesterday launched a scatching attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for its religious conversion campaigns saying the attempts by right-wing Hindu organisation will trigger civil war
Azam Khan, Sanjeev Baliyan engage in war of words
National | Dec 22, 2014, 04:55 PM IST
Rampur (UP): Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and BJP MP Sanjeev Baliyan were locked in war of words, with both accusing each other of indulging in communal politics.In a statement issued yesterday, Khan alleged
PM should check BJP MPs making hate speeches: SP leader Khan
National | Dec 17, 2014, 08:24 PM IST
Kolkata: Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Azam Khan today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in the BJP MPs who make hate speeches against a particular community.“The prime minister has condemned the terror

Those given power by people dividing society: Azam
National | Dec 16, 2014, 08:23 PM IST
Lucknow: In a veiled attack on BJP, senior SP leader Mohd Azam Khan today said that those given power by people of the country in the name of development were dividing society and acting against
BJP asks Akhilesh to rein in minister Azam Khan
National | Dec 15, 2014, 10:58 AM IST
Lucknow: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday sought action against Urban Development Minister Mohd. Azam Khan and warned Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of serious consequences if he failed to rein in
Azam Khan hits out at BJP, RSS on Agra conversions
National | Dec 10, 2014, 02:20 PM IST
Rampur (UP): UP cabinet minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today hit out at the BJP and Sangh parivar for what he called "fake conversions" in Agra.Speaking to mediapersons, Azam Khan said, BJP
Taj Mahal is an ancient Hindu temple, reiterates BJP's Laxmi Kant Bajpai
National | Dec 08, 2014, 12:09 PM IST
Lucknow: Days after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's controversial remark demanding handing over the Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Laxmi Kant Bajpai, has once again reiterated
Mulayam Singh Yadav thanks Azam Khan for mega birthday party
National | Dec 01, 2014, 12:14 PM IST
Ahmedabad: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today heaped praise on senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan for doing a "great job" in arranging his birthday bash even as he ruled out any action against