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.
Read MoreLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan has lashed out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his comments that he preferred toilets to temples.The minister said in the temple town of Faizabad
Rampur (UP): The additional road transport officer of Rampur Kaushalendra Pratap Yadav was today suspended for wearing shoes at the Gandhi memorial here on October 2 while welcoming local Samajwadi Party stalwart and senior minister
Rampur (UP): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has taken a jibe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he does not deserve to hold the top job as he is “used to tolerating undeserving things”.”He (Singh)
Lucknow: Describing the all party committee formed to probe the veracity of a sting operation on Muzaffarnagar riots as "useless", BJP yesterday announced to boycott it.A seven-member all party committee of UP Assembly was formed
Badaun (UP): Attacking the SP government over the Muzaffarnagar riots, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi today said party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had “bowed” before UP Cabinet Minister Azam
Kanpur: In the backdrop of demands for arrest of Cabinet Minister Azam Khan in connection with the Muzaffarnagar riots, a senior SP leader today said no case or FIR had been registered against him and
Rampur (UP): Defending UP government's decision to not permit BJP chief Rajnath Singh to visit riot-hit Muzaffarnagar, senior SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan today said that it was done for the “peace and tranquillity” in
Rampur : Defending UP government's decision to not permit BJP chief Rajnath Singh to visit riot-hit Muzaffranagar, senior SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan today said that it was done for the “peace and tranquillity” in
New Delhi: Citing a sting operation on the Muzaffarnagar riots, the BJP on Wednesday said it has been proved beyond doubt that a senior minister of the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh is responsible
Agra: Amidst controversy over absence of SP's Muslim face Azam Khan from its national executive meet, party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav sought to mollify him, saying Khan can never be upset with him.But, earlier in
Agra: Hardening its stand against senior UP Minister Mohammad Azam Khan who skipped the party national executive meeting, Samajwadi Party today said either he should have attended the meet or resigned.SP national general secretary Ramgopal
Agra: Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Mohammad Azam Khan was today conspicuous by his absence at its National Executive meet here but SP tried to give a “loud and clear” message that it was not going
Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Urban Development minister Azam Khan yesterday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi may have announced he did not want to be the prime minister, but that had not prevented him from creating
Muzaffarnagar: Under attack over ban on VHP's proposed Yatra from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan has said it was banned to maintain peace and harmony in the state and accused the activists of trying
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said the meeting between VHP leader Ashok Singhal and his party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would send a wrong message to the minority community.Azam said that he was
Lucknow: On a day Samajwadi Party wondered how Sonia Gandhi could be held responsible for her son-in-law Robert Vadra's alleged wrongdoings, senior party leader Azam Khan took a dig at the Congress president, saying no
Rampur, UP, Aug 11: Even as controversy involving suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal refuses to die down, maverick UP minister Azam Khan today criticised country's bureaucrats for "behaving with people like kings", and said
Rampur, Aug 10: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan on Friday accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of extending support to suspended IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal for political benefits.Commenting on the letter written by Gandhi as
New Delhi, Aug 9: UP minister and Samajwadi party leader believes that India should abolish the present civil service system in India as it was given by Britishers who themselves are not using it anymore."This
Bareilly, Aug 8: Accusing the media of glorifying suspended IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal as "Durgaji", senior Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd Azam Khan said her case was highlighted while other such suspensions went unnoticed."The media
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