Azam Khan (politician)
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Mohammad Azam Khan is a (Samajwadi Party
) politician in India
. He has served as the cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
government twice and was the leader of the opposition party in Uttar Pradesh assembly.
, India
and studied in Baqar School, Sunder Lal Inter College and Aligarh Muslim University
. He has two sons - Adeeb Azam Khan and Abdullah Azam Khan. He is married to Tazeen Fatima.http://uplegassembly.nic.in/mohdazamkhan.html
, his opposition to the Samajwadi Party candidate, Jayaprada and the surrounding controversies resulted in a crisis in the party. On 17 May 2009, Azam Khan resigned from the general secretary post of Samajwadi party, but retained his primary membership in the party. On 24 May 2009, he was expelled for 6 years from his party. Samajwadi Party later revoked the expulsion of Azam Khan and he joined the Samajwadi Party back on Dec 04, 2010.
Samajwadi Party
Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
) politician in India
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...
. He has served as the cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
government twice and was the leader of the opposition party in Uttar Pradesh assembly.
Early life and background
Azam Khan was born in RampurRampur, Uttar Pradesh
Rampur is a city and a municipality located in Rampur District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Rampur district is located at Longitude 78-0-54 to 69-0-28 East and Latitude 28-25 to 29-10 North and spans an area of 2,367 km².It also gave its name to a former princely state of British...
, India
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...
and studied in Baqar School, Sunder Lal Inter College and Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
. He has two sons - Adeeb Azam Khan and Abdullah Azam Khan. He is married to Tazeen Fatima.http://uplegassembly.nic.in/mohdazamkhan.html
Political career
Mohammad Azam Khan was elected as a member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly six times. He had been the prominent 'Muslim face' for Samajwadi party. However, during the 15th Loksabha electionsIndian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
, his opposition to the Samajwadi Party candidate, Jayaprada and the surrounding controversies resulted in a crisis in the party. On 17 May 2009, Azam Khan resigned from the general secretary post of Samajwadi party, but retained his primary membership in the party. On 24 May 2009, he was expelled for 6 years from his party. Samajwadi Party later revoked the expulsion of Azam Khan and he joined the Samajwadi Party back on Dec 04, 2010.