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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 now charged with theft of books
India | Jul 31, 2019, 05:47 PM IST
First it was land grabbing, then lion statues and now books. Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Mohammad Azam Khan has now been charged with the theft of about 2,000 books and manuscripts.
Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam arrested for obstructing raids at Jauhar University in Rampur
India | Jul 31, 2019, 02:24 PM IST
Abdullah Azam, son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan has been arrested. According to reports, police have arrested Abdullah Azam from Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, for obstructing police raids at Jauhar University. Abdullah Azam was also accused of furnishing false information in his passport.
Azam Khan now charged with grabbing land for a luxury resort
India | Jul 29, 2019, 11:42 PM IST
Sources in the police said that apprehending arrest, Azam Khan has not visited Rampur for the past one month. "For the first time in the recent years, Azam Khan has not been seen in his constituency for so many days, " said a police official .

Azam Khan sexist remark case : Police files chargesheet in 13 more cases against SP leader
News | Jul 30, 2019, 04:30 PM IST
Police files chargesheet in 13 more cases against SP MP Azam Khan in connection with him making 'derogatory remarks', for which cases were filed during Lok Sabha polls
When mother kisses son, is it sex? Jitan Ram Manjhi uses bizarre logic to defend Azam Khan's sexist remark
National | Jul 28, 2019, 06:41 PM IST
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday came in defence of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, whose sexist remark against Lok Sabha deputy speaker Rama Devi Rama Devi inside Parliament irked widespread criticism. "When brother, sister meet they kiss, is it equal to sex? Mother kisses son, son kisses mother, is it sex?" Jitan Ram Manjhi told ANI.
UP women seek Azam Khan apology, his party backs him
India | Jul 28, 2019, 12:14 PM IST
Citing another example, they said BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh, another serial offender, had in 2015 said that if Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian woman, and if she did not have fair skin, the Congress party would not have accepted her as its leader.

Azam Khan is 'land mafia', cheat: Sangeet Som
India | Jul 28, 2019, 07:45 AM IST
Stating that Azam Khan is infamous for his controversial statements, Sangeet Som said the Samajwadi Party MP should remember that it is the BJP which is in power in Uttar Pradesh as well as the Centre. Azam Khan will be suspended from the Lok Sabha and jailed soon, Som said.
Mere apology will not do, Azam should be suspended: BJP MP Rama Devi
India | Jul 27, 2019, 08:52 PM IST
BJP MP Rama Devi has said that Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan should be suspended from Lok Saba for five years and a mere apology from him for his remarks against her will not do.
Suffering from mental perversion: Swaraj calls for stringent punishment to Azam Khan for controversial remark
India | Jul 26, 2019, 09:30 PM IST
Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday slammed Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan for making objectionable comment against Lok Sabha Deputy Chairman Rama Devi saying he suffers from "mental perversion" and deserves a stringent punishment to preserve the dignity.

You cannot misbehave and get away: Smriti Irani on Azam Khan's sexist remark
National | Jul 26, 2019, 01:27 PM IST
Lok Sabha witnessed uproar on Friday over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's sexist remark against BJP legislator Rama Devi. Slamming Khan, Union Minister Smriti Irani during the Zero Hour, warned him and said that he can't misbehave with a woman and get away, regardless of a party she belongs to, cannot be insulted.
Uproar in House over Azam Khan’s remark against BJP MP Rama Devi
News | Jul 30, 2019, 10:45 PM IST
Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur Azam Khan was at the centre of an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Thursday after he made an objectionable remark against BJP MP Rama Devi during the debate on the triple talaq Bill.
Maulana Jauhar University case: Troubles pile up for Azam Khan, gets fined Rs 3.27 crore
India | Jul 25, 2019, 05:45 PM IST
The troubles for Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in the Maulana Jauhar University case are increasing by the day. Not only will a part of the building be demolished but Khan has also been fined Rs 3.27 crore.

Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan makes a controversial remark against BJP MP Rama Devi
Politics | Jul 31, 2019, 11:46 AM IST
Uproar in Lok Sabha over SP MP Azam Khan's comment on BJP MP Rama Devi(in the chair) , he said 'Aap mujhe itni acchi lagti hain ki mera mann karta hai ki aap ki aankhon mein aankhein dale rahoon'. Ministers ask Khan to apologize.
Azam Khan, his eyes and Rama Devi: Jab Lok Sabha turned filmy
India | Jul 25, 2019, 04:51 PM IST
In the mid of a discussion and out of nowhere, maybe, Azam Khan had said to Rama Devi: "Aap mujhe itni achchhi lagti hain ki mann chahta aapki aankhon mein dekhta rahoon. [I like you so much, Rama Devi that I want to look into eyes for eternity]"
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's comment on BJP MP Rama Devi
Politics | Jul 31, 2019, 11:46 AM IST
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's comment on BJP MP Rama Devi

Unruly scenes in UP assembly as SP hits out at FIRs against Azam Khan
India | Jul 23, 2019, 06:10 PM IST
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed unruly scenes as opposition Samajwadi Party charged the state government with attempts to frame its leader Azam Khan in land grabbing cases in Rampur.
Hate Politics: Kairana SP MLA Nahid Hasan, Azam khan target Muslim community to take on BJP
News | Jul 23, 2019, 06:46 AM IST
Hate Politics: Kairana SP MLA Nahid Hasan, Azam khan target Muslim community to take on BJP
Muslims being punsihed for staying in India after partition: Azam Khan's controversial statement on mob lynching
News | Jul 31, 2019, 03:48 PM IST
Commenting over the recent incidents of mob lynching, Samajwadi Party Azam Khan on Saturday made a controversial statement and said the Muslims of the country have been reeling under a similar situation since 1947.
Muslims paying the price for staying in India post partition: Azam Khan on mob lynching
India | Jul 20, 2019, 10:55 AM IST
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan landed himself in controversy on Saturday after he commented on the latest incidents of mob lynching. Muslims are paying the price of choosing to stay in India post the partition in 1947, Azam Khan said. Azam Khan's statement came in the view of Friday's mob lynching incident in Bihar wherein 3 people had lost their lives.
Named in FIRs lodged by farmers, Azam Khan declared 'land mafia' by UP government
India | Jul 19, 2019, 10:10 AM IST
After being named in several FIRs lodged by farmers, Samajwadi Party minister Azam Khan has finally been declared 'land mafia' by the Uttar Pradesh government. The list also contained the name of Alay Hasan Khan, a former circle officer in Rampur. Rampur District Magistrate Aujaneya Kumar Singh confirmed that the two accused had been named as land mafia.