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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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Dadri lynching: Shiv Sena slams Azam's UN letter; seeks his ouster

Politics | Oct 07, 2015, 01:00 PM IST

Mumbai: Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for seeking UN's intervention to look into the "miseries" of minorities in India, the Shiv Sena today said by doing so the senior Samajwadi Party leader

asaduddin owaisi opposes taking dadri killing issue to un

Asaduddin Owaisi opposes taking Dadri killing issue to UN

Politics | Oct 06, 2015, 06:29 PM IST

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today opposed Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan's move to take the lynching of a man over rumours that he ate beef to the United Nations.The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM)

azam khan seeks un intervention into miseries of minorities

Azam Khan seeks UN intervention into 'miseries' of minorities, writes to Ban Ki-moon

Politics | Oct 05, 2015, 11:37 PM IST

Lucknow: Amid outcry over lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man in Dadri, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today sought intervention of United Nations to look into the "miseries" of minorities in India.In a letter

yogi adityanath slams azam khan over his un move

Yogi Adityanath slams Azam Khan over his UN move

Politics | Oct 05, 2015, 09:11 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today lashed out at Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for writing to the UN over the Dadri lynching case and said it was an attempt to earn "cheap publicity" through

azam khan demands ban on beef serving five state hotels

Azam Khan demands ban on beef serving five state hotels, slams BJP

Politics | Oct 05, 2015, 06:35 PM IST

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan today dared the BJP Central government to cancel the licenses of hotel serving beef and pork and demanded to enact law against cow slaughter in the country."Five

muslims being treated badly in india will raise it in un

'Muslims being treated badly in India, will raise it in UN'

Politics | Oct 05, 2015, 02:09 PM IST

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today said that he has sought time with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the burning issue of Dadri lynching.He accused the  BJP and RSS of trying to

azam khan blames pm modi for dadri lynching incident

Azam Khan blames PM Modi for Dadri lynching incident

Politics | Oct 01, 2015, 11:34 AM IST

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Azam Khan today blamed Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Dadri lynching incident saying the latter 'must rein in his volunteers'.Khan, who is a cabinet minster in Akhilesh

up police terrorising muslims before eid al adha says azam

UP Police terrorising Muslims before Eid Al-Adha, says Azam Khan

Politics | Sep 23, 2015, 11:56 PM IST

Lucknow: Putting his own government in the dock, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today alleged that the state police was taking "one-sided action" and "terrorising" Muslims who were planning to perform 'qurbani' (sacrifice) of goats

sp govt carrying development work in varanasi not pm modi

SP govt carrying development work in varanasi, not PM Modi:Azam Khan

Politics | Sep 16, 2015, 08:03 AM IST

Varanasi: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and UP Cabinet Minister Azam Khan on Tuesday claimed it was he and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was carrying out development work in the temple town.Khan, while inaugurating

need to focus on smart villages not smart cities azam khan

Need to focus on smart villages, not smart cities: Azam Khan

Politics | Sep 08, 2015, 04:54 PM IST

Lucknow:  Criticising the Smart City project of the NDA government, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said emphasis should be rather given on developing "smart villages" to reduce migration of people from rural to urban."The

governor government tussle over lokayukta find echo in up

Governor-government tussle over Lokayukta find echo in UP Assembly

Politics | Aug 27, 2015, 02:47 AM IST

Lucknow:  The growing unease between Governor Ram Naik and Uttar Pradesh government over appointment of Lokayukta today found an echo in the Assembly with ministers expressing displeasure over the role of the Raj Bhawan.Referring to

those supporting yakub are trying to divide society azam

Those supporting Yakub are trying to divide society: Azam Khan

Politics | Jul 30, 2015, 06:49 PM IST

Allahabad: Azam Khan, senior minister of UP govt,  today hit out at the politicians criticising Yakub Memon's hanging and said that these people are actually trying to divide society on religious lines.“Those supporting Yakub Memon

bjp trying to orchestrate riots in each district of up azam

BJP trying to orchestrate riots in each district of UP: Azam Khan

Politics | Jul 23, 2015, 08:40 AM IST

Faizabad(UP):  Taking on BJP, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today alleged "mischievous" activities are being carried out daily at the behest of the saffron party to flare up communal atmosphere in all the districts of

hc to pass order on azam khan for dual office of profit

HC to pass order on Azam Khan for "dual office of profit" charge

Politics | Jul 14, 2015, 11:00 PM IST

Lucknow:  The Allahabad High Court has fixed July 15 for passing its order on a PIL seeking directions for disqualifying Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Azam Khan to be an MLA and restraining him from holding

bring back terrorists from pak on your plane azam khan

Bring back terrorists from Pak on your plane: Azam Khan tells PM Modi

India | Jul 13, 2015, 02:23 PM IST

Jhansi (UP): Senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back terrorists from Pakistan with him when he goes there next year for the SAARC summit.“The Prime Minister while

rampur cops search for missing chickens on governor s orders

Rampur cops search for missing chickens on Governor's orders

India | Jun 28, 2015, 07:54 AM IST

Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Police, still afresh with applause it received after cracking Minister Azam Khan's buffalo theft case, has now been trusted to investigate into a ‘mysterious' chicken theft'.This time, His Excellency Governor of the

lucknow activist awards rs.100 to cops for arresting azam

Lucknow activist awards Rs.100 to cops for arresting Azam Khan's buffalo thief

India | Jun 24, 2015, 02:24 PM IST

Lucknow: A Luckow based social activist today sent a cheque of Rs.100 to cops of Moradabad district for solving the mystery behind the missing buffalo of UP's powerful minister Mr. Azam Khan.After a year long

muslims have been practising yoga since long azam khan

Muslims have been practising yoga since long: Azam Khan

Politics | Jun 19, 2015, 04:39 PM IST

Rampur : Terming yoga as “secular”, UP Minister Mohd Azam Khan said Muslims have been practising it since time immemorial but alleged that the BJP was trying to communalise it by stressing on Surya Namaskar.Khan

yogi adityanath advises azam khan to do yoga to stay fit

Yogi Adityanath advises Azam Khan to do Yoga to stay fit

Politics | Jun 14, 2015, 09:52 PM IST

Ballia (UP):  BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today advised Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan to perform Surya Namaskar saying the yogic practice will stop him from making absurd statemnts."No one takes Azam seriously. He does absured

sakshi maharaj dares azam khan to say jai shri ram

Sakshi Maharaj dares Azam Khan to say 'Jai Shri Ram'

Politics | Jun 14, 2015, 07:08 AM IST

Unnao: Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan, who has adviced Yogi Adityanath to offer namaz, controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj yesterday dared the senior SP leader to say 'Jai Shri Ram'."Azam is

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