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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 stokes fresh controversy with remarks on Indian

Azam Khan stokes fresh controversy with objectionable remarks on Indian Army

Politics | 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.

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UP govt’s order to dissolve waqf boards ‘illegal’, says former minister Azam Khan

Politics | 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

Rampur court orders fresh probe into a case against Azam Khan

Politics | 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  UP

No place for anti-social elements that disrespect women: Yogi govt slams Azam Khan

Politics | 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

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‘Men should keep their women indoor’: Azam Khan on Rampur incident

Politics | 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 writes to CM Adityanath, seeks action

UP Governor Ram Naik forwards letter seeking 'action' against Azam Khan to CM Adityanath

Politics | 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.

Modi has urged not to politicise the triple talaq

No one but Modi and BJP politicising triple talaq issue: Opposition

Politics | 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.

File pic of SP leader Azam Khan

Reinstate ‘sati pratha’ before banning Triple Talaq: Azam Khan tells CM Adityanath

Politics | 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, Samajawadi Party, Vigilance, Cow

Azam Khan returns cow gifted by seer, says any vigilante may kill it

Politics | 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.

Report indicts Azam Khan for irregularities in Waqf Board

Report indicts Azam Khan for irregularities in Waqf Board properties; ‘fit case for CBI probe,’ says Centre

Politics | 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.

Azam Khan has been accused of having illegally acquired

SP leader Azam Khan's role in selling Waqf properties under scanner: Siddharth Nath Singh

Politics | 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

File pic of SP leader Azam Khan

Charged with Rs 500 cr swindle, Azam Khan says Shia cleric ‘taking revenge’

Politics | 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.

File pic of Azam Khan

Rs 500 crore scam in Waqf board under SP leader Azam Khan?

Politics | 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.

BJP, Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam singh

How Yogi’s minister Mohsin Raza reacted to Mulayam and Azam Khan's photo in his office

Politics | Mar 23, 2017, 11:48 PM IST

Former Ranji Trophy player and currently a Minister of State in the new BJP government in Uttar Pradesh today lost his cool when he entered his office and saw photo of Samajwadi Party leaders hanging

Watch: Azam Khan vents anger of SP’s loss in UP polls on

Azam Khan gets a taste of UP roads, vents it out on govt official

Politics | Mar 16, 2017, 04:44 PM IST

Even if you are among those who failed to follow former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s campaign closely, there was no way you could have missed his claims of having constructed roads.

SC directs Azam Khan to appear before Allahabad HC tomorrow

UP Jal Nigam case: SC directs Azam Khan to appear before Allahabad HC tomorrow

Politics | Mar 07, 2017, 07:49 PM IST

Azam Khan was on Tuesday ordered by the Supreme Court to appear before the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday.

Azam Khan said Hinduism is most tolerant religion

Azam's 'Hindu card'? Minister says Hinduism 'most tolerant religion'

Politics | Feb 10, 2017, 08:27 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, often in news for making controversial statements, on Thursday praised Hindu religion saying it was the most tolerant religion.

Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan, UP

Power tussle: Bad blood in SP will add dark chapter to its history, says Azam Khan

Politics | Dec 30, 2016, 07:03 PM IST

Amid SP staring at a possible split due to open rebellion by Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh minister and SP leader Azam Khan today said that the bad blood between members of the ruling family will

Azam Khan aplogises for his remarks on Bulandshahr rape case

Bulandshahr gang-rape: Azam Khan tenders unconditional apology in SC for his 'political conspiracy' remarks

Politics | Dec 15, 2016, 12:52 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party's senior leader Azam Khan today tendered an conditional apology in Supreme Court for his controversial remarks on the Bulandshahr gang rape case. The apex court accepted Khan's affidavit, saying

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SC rejects Azam Khan’s ‘apology’ to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims for not being ‘unconditional’

Politics | Dec 07, 2016, 03:30 PM IST

In a huge setback to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Supreme Court today rejected his ‘apology’ tendered to Bulandshahr gang-rape victims, saying it ‘was not an unconditional apology’.

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