Aslam Sher Khan
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Aslam Sher Khan is an India
n hockey
player and a former member of the Indian team. In the 1975 World Cup held at Kuala Lumpur
, Aslam Sher Khan helped Indian Hockey Team to win the gold medal. He as a member of the Indian team also participated in Munich Olympics held in 1972. Aslam Sher Khan has also been a Congress Member of Parliament and a Union Minister as well. In December 1997, Aslam Sher Khan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) but resigned from the party on 27 January 1999. He authored an autobiography, To Hell with Hockey.
. His father Ahmed Sher Khan represented India in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics. As he said in his autobiography about his grandfather's saying, "Your father had a streak of madness in him, Like you, he had a great obsession for hockey. He made your mother promise that if they had a son, she would bring him up to be a hockey player." Ahmed Sher Khan was the Hockey coach of Aslam's school but never selected Aslam to play for the school team. When he asked his father about this thing he replied "you still have a lot to learn." Aslam obtained bachelors in science from ia College, Bhopal. On 25 October 1981, Aslam married Rehana Sher Khan and they have two sons.
The youngest son is called Akbar Sher Khan. He is a New York Attorney.
in 1984 as an Indian National Congress
from Betul constituency
in Madhya Pradesh. He contested from Betul constituency again in 1989, but he lost. He was re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha
from the same constituency in 1991 but again lost in 1996. In 2004, he contested from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency
as a Nationalist Congress Party
candidate but lost again. In 2009, he contested from Sagar Lok Sabha constituency
as a Congress candidate but could not win.
After the Indian Hockey Federation was suspended in April, 2008, Khan was selected to head a new committee created by the Indian Olympic Association to organize hockey in India. This panel will work in conjunction with the International Field Hockey Federation. The panel also includes Ashok Kumar
, Ajit Pal Singh
, Zafar Iqbal
, and Dhanraj Pillay
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
player and a former member of the Indian team. In the 1975 World Cup held at Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Aslam Sher Khan helped Indian Hockey Team to win the gold medal. He as a member of the Indian team also participated in Munich Olympics held in 1972. Aslam Sher Khan has also been a Congress Member of Parliament and a Union Minister as well. In December 1997, Aslam Sher Khan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) but resigned from the party on 27 January 1999. He authored an autobiography, To Hell with Hockey.
Early life
Aslam Sher Khan was born on 15 July 1953 to father Late Ahmed Sher Khan and mother Ahmedi in Bhopal, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His father Ahmed Sher Khan represented India in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics. As he said in his autobiography about his grandfather's saying, "Your father had a streak of madness in him, Like you, he had a great obsession for hockey. He made your mother promise that if they had a son, she would bring him up to be a hockey player." Ahmed Sher Khan was the Hockey coach of Aslam's school but never selected Aslam to play for the school team. When he asked his father about this thing he replied "you still have a lot to learn." Aslam obtained bachelors in science from ia College, Bhopal. On 25 October 1981, Aslam married Rehana Sher Khan and they have two sons.
The youngest son is called Akbar Sher Khan. He is a New York Attorney.
Career
Aslam Sher Khan In the year 1966, was called up for the All India schools hockey camp at Bhopal. But his father fell ill at that time. He did not want to join the camp but his father motivated him by saying "The more you play, and the better you play, the more I'll know you love me." That reverberated like an order to him and he went to join the camp. He was selected in the All-India schools hockey team as a forward under the famous hockey player Roop Singh, who played with his father in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Hearing this selection news, his father went on crying. At the age of 13, Ahmed Sher died. Aslam Sher Khan's ambition was to represent his own country in hockey in the Olympics like his father. Aslam Sher Khan played hockey as a full back. He later joined politics and was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha8th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 8th Lok Sabha, elected December 1984. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...
in 1984 as an Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
from Betul constituency
Betul (Lok Sabha constituency)
Betul Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes...
in Madhya Pradesh. He contested from Betul constituency again in 1989, but he lost. He was re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha
10th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 10th Lok Sabha, elected during Indian general election, 1991 held during May-June 1991. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...
from the same constituency in 1991 but again lost in 1996. In 2004, he contested from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency
Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency presently covers the entire Bhopal district and part of Sehore district.-Assembly segments:...
as a Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.-Background:...
candidate but lost again. In 2009, he contested from Sagar Lok Sabha constituency
Sagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency has been reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes since 1967...
as a Congress candidate but could not win.
After the Indian Hockey Federation was suspended in April, 2008, Khan was selected to head a new committee created by the Indian Olympic Association to organize hockey in India. This panel will work in conjunction with the International Field Hockey Federation. The panel also includes Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (field hockey)
Ashok Kumar , is a famous Indian hockey player from Jhansi.He is the son of the Indian hockey legend Dhyanchand but for him to emulate his father was a stupendous task...
, Ajit Pal Singh
Ajit Pal Singh
Ajit Pal Singh was an Indian field hockey player from Sansarpur, Punjab. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1970, and awarded it in 1972. He played at centre half position...
, Zafar Iqbal
Zafar Iqbal (field hockey)
Zafar Iqbal is an Indian field hockey player. He wore Indian blue jersey number 11.-Professional career:Iqbal was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics field hockey team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal for India...
, and Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team...
.
External links
- "We’ll make a Chak De type team: Aslam" - Express India