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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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UP Shia Central Waqf Board poll postponed

India | Jul 04, 2014, 08:07 AM IST

Lucknow: The UP government on Thursday evening postponed the elections to UP Shia Central Waqf Board scheduled for today.A government press release said, Minorities Welfare Minister Azam Khan has ordered the postponement of the election,

bjp govt will destroy economy within five years azam khan

BJP govt will destroy economy within five years: Azam Khan

Politics | Jun 28, 2014, 06:21 PM IST

Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today flayed Narendra Modi government over alleged misgovernance and inflation, saying that the BJP regime will "destroy" the country's economy within five years."Spiralling prices of essential commodities is sufficient

bjp stages walkout in up assembly

BJP stages walkout in UP Assembly

Politics | Jun 23, 2014, 04:16 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP today staged a walkout in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during the question hour alleging that government has no will power to check the rising rate of crime in the state.To a question by

man arrested in etawah claims he stole azam khan s buffaloes

Man arrested in Etawah claims he stole Azam Khan's buffaloes

India | May 24, 2014, 08:36 PM IST

Etawah: Months after Rampur Police arrested five men and claimed to have solved the case of theft of state minister Azam Khan's buffaloes, a man arrested here has allegedly accepted that he was involved in

declare me pm candidate if modi is truly secular azam khan

Declare me PM candidate if Modi is truly secular: Azam Khan

Politics | May 07, 2014, 09:36 PM IST

Siddarth Nagar: Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today took a dig at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's attempts to play the secular card, saying if Modi was truly secular, he (Azam) should be named

azam khan s supporters protest against ec ban

Azam Khan's supporters protest against EC ban

India | May 03, 2014, 05:58 PM IST

New Delhi: Supporters of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today staged a protest here against the Election Commission which has banned the leader from campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.“The protesters who had come from Rampur, Uttar

fresh notice to azam khan for circumventing ec ban

Fresh notice to Azam Khan for circumventing EC ban

India | Apr 23, 2014, 10:02 PM IST

New Delhi: Expressing "deep concern", the Election Commission today issued a fresh show cause notice to Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd Azam Khan for reportedly making objectionable remarks against it and circumventing a ban imposed on

azam khan threatens to move sc slams ec s relief to amit

Azam Khan threatens to move SC, slams EC's relief to Amit Shah

Politics | Apr 18, 2014, 07:27 PM IST

Rampur (UP): Hitting out at Election Commission for lifting the ban on BJP leader Amit Shah, UP Minister Azam Khan today said he will move the Supreme Court against the poll panel's order barring him

after ban on campaign ec censures amit shah azam khan for

After ban on campaign, EC censures Amit Shah, Azam Khan for remarks

India | Apr 16, 2014, 10:32 PM IST

New Delhi: The Election Commission today censured Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for making controversial remarks during campaigning.The EC's decision came days after it had banned the two

cds of azam khan amit shah hate speeches being examined

CDs of Azam Khan, Amit Shah hate speeches being examined

India | Apr 16, 2014, 01:50 PM IST

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police have begun probing the hate speeches made by BJP general secretary Amit Shah and senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan, officials said today.The CDs of the speeches will undergo forensic

sp will benefit from ec action on me mulayam

SP will benefit from EC action on me: Mulayam

Politics | Apr 15, 2014, 11:00 PM IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today came down heavily on the Election Commission for serving notice on him over his rape remarks and barring senior party leader Azam Khan from addressing rallies, saying

poll panel unfair prejudiced against sp mulayam

Poll panel unfair, prejudiced against SP: Mulayam

Politics | Apr 15, 2014, 07:06 PM IST

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has targeted the Election Commission (EC) by saying the gag order on SP leader Azam Khan was "unjust and prejudiced".Yadav said in case the EC did not

new fir against sp leader azam khan

New FIR against SP leader Azam Khan

India | Apr 14, 2014, 11:40 PM IST

Bijnor: Another FIR has been lodged against controversial SP leader Mohd Azam Khan for allegedly making a provocative speech at an election rally in Nehtaur in the district.The FIR was lodged by Assistant Returning officer

akhilesh slams ec over action against azam khan

Akhilesh slams EC over action against Azam Khan

Politics | Apr 14, 2014, 07:10 PM IST

Badaun (UP): With controversial SP leader Azam Khan in the line of EC fire, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today came out in his support, accusing the poll body of taking action against the senior

congress wants ban on paresh rawal for defamatory speech

Congress wants ban on Paresh Rawal for 'defamatory' speech

Politics | Apr 14, 2014, 12:42 PM IST

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission seeking to restrain BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Ahmedabad East and Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal from holding any more poll rallies due

like cbi ec too working under centre s influence azam khan

Like CBI, EC too working under Centre's influence: Azam Khan

India | Apr 14, 2014, 12:52 PM IST

Rampur:  An unperturbed Azam Khan yesterday threatened to move court against Election Commission's ban on him, alleging that the poll watch dog was working under the 'influence' of the Centre.'EC too is working on the

azam khan booked for hate speech in shamli

Azam Khan booked for hate speech in Shamli

India | Apr 13, 2014, 01:15 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar: A fresh case has been lodged against controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan for his alleged 'hate-speech' in Shamli district.A case was registered against Khan in Thana Bhawan police station yesterday for his remarks

kargil remarks azam booked on charges of promoting enmity

Kargil remarks: Azam booked on charges of promoting enmity

India | Apr 12, 2014, 08:54 PM IST

Ghaziabad: A day after Election Commission cracked the whip against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his controversial remarks on Kargil war, Ghaziabad police on Saturday booked the UP minister on charges of promoting enmity

ec ban on azam has led to resentment among people mulayam

EC ban on Azam has led to resentment among people: Mulayam

Politics | Apr 12, 2014, 08:44 PM IST

Bareilly/Lakhimpur Kheri: SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today said the ban on campaigning imposed by Election Commission on UP minister Azam Khan was “inappropriate” and it has led to resentment among the people. He said

allah s wrath killed rajiv sanjay gandhi sp s azam khan

Allah's wrath killed Rajiv, Sanjay Gandhi: SP's Azam Khan

Politics | Apr 12, 2014, 12:42 PM IST

Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh): Uttar Pradesh's Minority Affairs Minister Mohd Azam Khan seems uncontrollable. He told a stunned gathering at Bijnor town that the untimely deaths of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and his brother Sanjay

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