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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Bijnor: After his alleged hate speeches, senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Friday said Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were punished by Allah for "forcible" sterilization during the Emergency and 'shilanyas' at the disputed
Lucknow: SP leader Azam Khan, who was banned by the Election Commission from addressing public meetings over his controversial remarks on Kargil war, yesterday defended himself saying he had not said anything other than facts.'Expressing
Indore: A case of treason has been filed against Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan by a senior lawyer in a court here today for his controversial remarks about 1999 Kargil War.The case was filed in
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, has recently given a series of controversial remarks from attacking Narendra Modi to Kargil War.Now he has again made an objectionable remark on Amit Shah, who is BJP's
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has kicked up another controversy when he said it was "Muslim soldiers" who fought for India's victory in the 1999 Kargil war against Pakistan.The controversy-prone Khan, a minister
New Delhi: BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission over the remarks of Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma and UP Minister Azam Khan against Narendra Modi and demanded strict action.BJP, in its
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan has cited the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya as the reason for terrorism in India.The senior Samajawadi Party (SP) leader
Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan has cited the demolition of the disputed Babri mosque structure in Ayodhya as the reason for terrorism in India.The senior Samajawadi Party (SP)
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today invited rebel BJP leader Jaswant Singh to join his party saying that its doors were open for him. “I invite him (Jaswant) to join SP. Doors of my
Lucknow: With elections fast approaching, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today gave a 10-day ultimatum to party ministers and babus in UP to “mend their ways” or face the sack and even ticked off his
Lucknow: Some Muslims in Gujarat vote for the BJP out of fear, Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan said Monday.Khan's statement came a day after BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
Allahabad: In a stinging attack on Narendra Modi, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today alleged BJP was trying to hoodwink Muslims by talking of apology after “having allowed their carnage” in 2002 and dismissed as
Rampur (UP): Days after BJP made overtures to Muslims, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan said the community can think of extending support to the party if it vows to rebuild Babri mosque at the same
Moradabad (UP): Senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding a law criminalising homosexuality, and said gay relationship is unnatural and our religion and culture didn't approve of it."These activities
Rampur (UP): Training his guns at the Saffron outfits, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has alleged that certain political forces are inclined to throw the nation into the fire of communalism to achieve success in
Bareilly(UP): In the run-up to the crucial Lok Sabha elections in May next year, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today held a massive rally here in his bid to remain in the reckoning, in
Lucknow: In a major embarrassment to UP government's high-profile minister Azam Khan, his personal staff has sought transfer from his office saying the minister is abusive towards themAn official of the 'Sachivalaya Prashasan', the nodal
Lucknow: The personal staff of Azam Khan, Uttar Pradesh's urban development, parliamentary affairs and minority affairs minister, has sought transfer from his office saying the minister is abusive towards them, authorities said.An official of the
Azamgarh (UP): Senior Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and SP leader Mohd Azam Khan today asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to clarify his remarks that Pakistani intelligence agency ISI was in contact with Muzaffarnagar riot victims."Rahul
Badaun: In a sarcastic remark, Samajwadi party leader Azam Khan has said that Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi reads from dais whatever is given to him in writing, just like an innocent child. “Rahul is an
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