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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UP minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of working like a "badshah".
Hours after resigning from the party, former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya today met senior Samajwadi Party leaders Shivpal Yadav and Azam Khan, sparking rumours that he may join the ruling party.
Samajwadi Party Muslim face Azam Khan has expressed his disappointment over the party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s decision to nominate Amar Singh to the Rajya Sabha.
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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