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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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Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan was rusticated from AMU: Shia cleric

India | Aug 09, 2019, 10:48 AM IST

Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, who was recently made to apologise for his derogatory behaviour towards a presiding officer in the Lok Sabha, was rusticated from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1975 for allegedly misbehaving with a woman.

Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan

Trouble mounts for Azam Khan, 27 FIRs over land grab for university

India | Aug 04, 2019, 10:13 AM IST

As many as 27 FIRs have been lodged against Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Azam Khan in the last one month on the allegation that he grabbed farmers' land for his university in Rampur, police said.

Abdullah, it may be recalled, had earlier got into a

Abdullah Azam Khan now charged with forgery

India | Aug 02, 2019, 05:23 PM IST

Akash Saxena has claimed in his complaint that the Samajwadi Party leader has mentioned different birth dates in education certificates and the passport documents.

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Rampur SP tells Azam Khan to keep gunners round the clock

India | Aug 02, 2019, 11:56 AM IST

Azam Khan has been in news for 26 FIR's registered against him for illegally grabbing the government land or lands of farmers in Rampur. In most of the cases registered against him, there is no record of land dealings and no documents either.

Azam Khan booked by ED

Azam Khan booked by ED in money-laundering case

India | Aug 02, 2019, 11:57 AM IST

The ED filed its case under the criminal section of Prevention Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognisance of at least 26 FIRs registered against Khan by the UP police for alleged land grab.

Samajwadi Party protests against Abdullah Azam's arrest in Rampur

Samajwadi Party workers protest in Azam Khan's support, section 144 imposed in Rampur

India | Aug 01, 2019, 03:55 PM IST

The district administration has imposed the prohibitory orders in Rampur and the party MP ST Hasan and former MP Dharmendra Yadav were taken into custody for violating Section 144.

Samajwadi Party protests against detention of Azam Khan's

SP protests against detention of Azam Khan's son

India | Jul 31, 2019, 04:59 PM IST

SP leaders, led by state party President Naresh Uttam, reached the Raj Bhavan and staged a demonstration when they were not allowed entry. They demanded to meet Governor Anandiben Patel but were denied entry because they had not sought any appointment.

First it was land grabbing, then lion statues and now

Azam Khan now charged with theft of books

India | Jul 31, 2019, 05:47 PM IST

First it was land grabbing, then lion statues and now books. Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Mohammad Azam Khan has now been charged with the theft of about 2,000 books and manuscripts.

Abdullah Azam arrested

Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam arrested for obstructing raids at Jauhar University in Rampur

India | Jul 31, 2019, 02:24 PM IST

Abdullah Azam, son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan has been arrested. According to reports, police have arrested Abdullah Azam from Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, for obstructing police raids at Jauhar University. Abdullah Azam was also accused of furnishing false information in his passport.

Allegations of irregularities have been raised by the

Azam Khan now charged with grabbing land for a luxury resort

India | Jul 29, 2019, 11:42 PM IST

Sources in the police said that apprehending arrest, Azam Khan has not visited Rampur for the past one month. "For the first time in the recent years, Azam Khan has not been seen in his constituency for so many days, " said a police official .

When a mother kisses son, is it sex?: Jitan Ram Manjhi's

When mother kisses son, is it sex? Jitan Ram Manjhi uses bizarre logic to defend Azam Khan's sexist remark

Politics | Jul 28, 2019, 06:41 PM IST

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday came in defence of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, whose sexist remark against Lok Sabha deputy speaker Rama Devi Rama Devi inside Parliament irked widespread criticism. "When brother, sister meet they kiss, is it equal to sex? Mother kisses son, son kisses mother, is it sex?" Jitan Ram Manjhi told ANI.

UP women seek Azam Khan apology

UP women seek Azam Khan apology, his party backs him

India | Jul 28, 2019, 12:14 PM IST

Citing another example, they said BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh, another serial offender, had in 2015 said that if Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian woman, and if she did not have fair skin, the Congress party would not have accepted her as its leader.

Azam Khan is 'land mafia', cheat: Sangeet Som

Azam Khan is 'land mafia', cheat: Sangeet Som

India | Jul 28, 2019, 07:45 AM IST

Stating that Azam Khan is infamous for his controversial statements, Sangeet Som said the Samajwadi Party MP should remember that it is the BJP which is in power in Uttar Pradesh as well as the Centre. Azam Khan will be suspended from the Lok Sabha and jailed soon, Som said.

BJP MP Rama Devi has said that Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan should be suspended from Lok Saba fo

Mere apology will not do, Azam should be suspended: BJP MP Rama Devi

India | Jul 27, 2019, 08:52 PM IST

BJP MP Rama Devi has said that Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan should be suspended from Lok Saba for five years and a mere apology from him for his remarks against her will not do. 

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Suffering from mental perversion: Swaraj calls for stringent punishment to Azam Khan for controversial remark

India | Jul 26, 2019, 09:30 PM IST

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday slammed Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan for making objectionable comment against Lok Sabha Deputy Chairman Rama Devi saying he suffers from "mental perversion" and deserves a stringent punishment to preserve the dignity.  

You cannot misbehave and get away: Smriti Irani on Azam

You cannot misbehave and get away: Smriti Irani on Azam Khan's sexist remark

Politics | Jul 26, 2019, 01:27 PM IST

Lok Sabha witnessed uproar on Friday over Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan's sexist remark against BJP legislator Rama Devi. Slamming Khan, Union Minister Smriti Irani during the Zero Hour, warned him and said that he can't misbehave with a woman and get away, regardless of a party she belongs to, cannot be insulted.

Maulana Jauhar University case: Troubles pile up for Azam

Maulana Jauhar University case: Troubles pile up for Azam Khan, gets fined Rs 3.27 crore

India | Jul 25, 2019, 05:45 PM IST

​The troubles for Uttar Pradesh's Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in the Maulana Jauhar University case are increasing by the day. Not only will a part of the building be demolished but Khan has also been fined Rs 3.27 crore.  

p.s. Rama Devi, Azam Khan did not mean any harm. He is just

Azam Khan, his eyes and Rama Devi: Jab Lok Sabha turned filmy

India | Jul 25, 2019, 04:51 PM IST

In the mid of a discussion and out of nowhere, maybe, Azam Khan had said to Rama Devi: "Aap mujhe itni achchhi lagti hain ki mann chahta aapki aankhon mein dekhta rahoon. [I like you so much, Rama Devi that I want to look into eyes for eternity]"

Unruly scenes in UP assembly as SP hits out at FIRs against

Unruly scenes in UP assembly as SP hits out at FIRs against Azam Khan

India | Jul 23, 2019, 06:10 PM IST

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed unruly scenes as opposition Samajwadi Party charged the state government with attempts to frame its leader Azam Khan in land grabbing cases in Rampur. 

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Muslims paying the price for staying in India post partition: Azam Khan on mob lynching

India | Jul 20, 2019, 10:55 AM IST

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan landed himself in controversy on Saturday after he commented on the latest incidents of mob lynching. Muslims are paying the price of choosing to stay in India post the partition in 1947, Azam Khan said. Azam Khan's statement came in the view of Friday's mob lynching incident in Bihar wherein 3 people had lost their lives.

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