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Azam Khan

Azam Khan

DOB: 14/08/1948

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.

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Azam Khan calls Yogi Adityanath 'frustrated', advises him to get married

Politics | May 04, 2016, 11:23 PM IST

Terming sages in India as a "frustrated" lot, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan courted a fresh controversy as he advised BJP MP Yogi Adityanath to get married and "prove his masculinity"

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UP Governor wants minister Azam Khan sacked for his remarks

Politics | Apr 03, 2016, 07:38 PM IST

Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today said he has sought the sacking of cabinet minister Azam Khan for making comments against him in the state Assembly last month in which the latter had

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Hindu fundamentalism more threatening than Islamic terrorism: Ramachandra Guha

India | Mar 16, 2016, 04:35 PM IST

New Delhi: Describing BJP president Amit Shah and Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan as the most "dangerous politicians in the country," historian and author Ramachandra Guha has cautioned that India needs to be vigilant against

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Raze Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament building: Azam Khan

Politics | Feb 21, 2016, 01:53 PM IST

New Delhi: Controversial Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has stirred up a fresh controversy by saying the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Parliament building should be demolished as the buildings were 'symbols of feudalism'. Speaking at a

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Kanhaiya did not say anything anti-national: Azam Khan

Politics | Feb 20, 2016, 08:14 PM IST

Rampur (UP): Coming out in support of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, senior Samajawadi Party leader Azam Khan today said he did not utter anything which may be termed "anti-national"."Versions of Kumar's speech that appeared in

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BJP giving step-motherly treatment to UP: Azam Khan

Politics | Feb 09, 2016, 04:49 PM IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today charged BJP-led central government with meting out "step motherly treatment" to Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the state was not provided with funds meant for different schemes. "You won the

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Prove Azam Khan's charge or apologise: BJP to Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav

Politics | Feb 07, 2016, 04:45 PM IST

New Delhi: Hitting out at SP leader Azam Khan for his "PM met Dawood" claim, BJP today asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to either prove his cabinet colleague's charges or apologise for the

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Azam Khan claims PM met Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, BJP snubs charge

Politics | Feb 07, 2016, 02:27 PM IST

Ghazipur: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at the residence of his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore in December last year."Prime Minister

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Attempts being made to create conditions like 2002: Azam Khan

Politics | Dec 20, 2015, 04:04 PM IST

Rampur (UP): In an apparent reference to the Gujarat riots, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today alleged attempts are being made to create “disturbing” conditions like in 2002, with an eye on upcoming elections in

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I'm fittest person to become PM: Azam Khan

Politics | Dec 15, 2015, 11:48 PM IST

Kanpur: Claiming to be the "fittest" person to become the Prime Minister, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said that he aspires to take up the top job and that "if Narendra Modi resigns

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US pushing world to brink of World War-III: Azam Khan

Politics | Dec 11, 2015, 01:19 PM IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd. Azam Khan has accused the US of pushing the world to the brink of the Third World War.At an event in Rampur, his home constituency, the urban development minister said

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Azam Khan more dangerous than Dawood Ibrahim: Shiv Sena

Politics | Dec 08, 2015, 01:22 PM IST

Mumbai: Shiv Sena today slammed Uttar Pradesh cabinet Minister Azam Khan calling him more dangerous than India's most wanted man Dawood Ibrahim.The scathing attack came after the SP leader advised BJP to construct the Babri

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Azam Khan urges Centre to ban 'terrorist' RSS

Politics | Dec 06, 2015, 03:59 PM IST

Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today demanded imposition of a complete ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), urging the NDA-led Centre to label it as a "terrorist" organisation."The outfit (RSS) is busy in

azam khan accuses bukhari of nexus with hindu outfits

Azam Khan accuses Bukhari of nexus with Hindu outfits

Politics | Nov 29, 2015, 08:40 AM IST

Rampur: Controversial UP minister Azam Khan renewed his attack on Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari alleging he was hand-in-glove with Hindu outfits which were "silent" on his son's marriage to a Hindu though

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Aamir Khan intolerance remark: Azam Khan writes to actor to sympathise

Politics | Nov 24, 2015, 11:37 PM IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd. Azam Khan on Tuesday sympathised with Aamir Khan over the backlash triggered by the Bollywood actor's revelation that his wife contemplated leaving India due to "growing intolerance" in the country.In

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I have not applied for entry to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh

Politics | Nov 24, 2015, 06:48 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said that he has not applied for entry to the party headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, and his meetings with the SP supremo were mostly due

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If Assam governor has problem, he can go to Nepal: Azam Khan

Politics | Nov 23, 2015, 11:36 PM IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today waded into the controversy surrounding Assam Governor P B Acharya's comments, saying Muslims would prefer 'kabristan' than Pakistan and suggested that he can go to Nepal, if he

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Aaj ki Baat: Amar Singh compares Azam Khan to a 'sweeper'

Politics | Nov 23, 2015, 11:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today broke his silence over his spat with Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan.While talking to India TV on 'Aaj Ki Baat', Amar Singh spoke on various issues

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A lot of waste comes when there is a storm: Azam on Amar Singh

Politics | Nov 22, 2015, 05:04 PM IST

Mainpuri(UP): Continuing his barb against expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan said a lot of waste comes when there is a storm.“A lost of waste comes when

azam rakes up row with publicity remark about rape survivor

Azam rakes up row with 'Publicity' remark about rape survivor

Politics | Nov 21, 2015, 08:36 AM IST

Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has stoked another controversy when he told an alleged rape survivor, who sought his intervention for speedy police action, that she "gained a fair amount of publicity" while taking

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