Zafar Ali Naqvi

2021-05-29T15:59:45Z

2409:4053:299:8EF2:0:0:68C:28A1:

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{unbalanced|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image = | Name = Zafar Ali Naqvi
| Father Name = Mukhtar Hasan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh|Lakhimpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| residence =<br />House No. 45, Masood Hussan Road, Idhgah, [[Lakhimpur Kheri]]
| marital status = Married
| constituency = [[Lakhimpur Kheri]] , [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Lucknow]]
| term = 2009-2014
| predecessor = [[Ravi Praskash Verma]]
| successor = [[Ajay Kumar Mishra]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Shahnaz Naqvi
| children = 2
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 17 May |
| year = 2009 |
}}
'''Zafar Ali Naqvi''' is an Indian politician and Former [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]], From [[Lakhimpur Kheri]] constituency. His political party is the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was also cabinet minister for Home and Environment in UP Government.

==Biography==

===Early life===

Zafar is a member of the Naqvi family, one of the richest and most prominent families in Lakhimpur.

===Education and early career===
Zafar Ali Naqvi has done his schooling from Sitapur and attended the [[University of Lucknow]] and holds the degrees [[Bachelor of Arts]](B.A.) and [[Bachelor of Laws]] (LL.B).

Previously he has represented Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency, twice, in 1980 and 1989.

==Political career==
Zafar Ali Naqvi is the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education. He has previously held the responsibilities of Chairman of Minorities Commission, [[Delhi]].

Zafar is a former Home Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], with a margin of 8,780 securing a total of {{formatnum:184980}} votes.

He was a prominent figure in a high-profile Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Indian general election, 2009. Congress won 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh mainly because of the efforts from [[Rahul Gandhi]] and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] in the state. The election saw the [[Indian National Congress]] to become the majority stake holder in Parliament.

Senior Congress leaders such as [[Sonia Gandhi]], [[Digvijay Singh (politician)|Digvijay Singh]] have raised calls for Zafar Ali Naqvi to be the candidate in 2009 elections. It is felt because of his clean image, he is able to connect with the common man who form the majority of the population.

His supporters claim that Zafar's promise of getting the [[Meter gauge]] railway track of the district converted to [[Broad gauge]] was delivered in mere 22 months of his becoming the MP. But the fact remains that the conversion of the gauge started after Narendra Modi became the PM and started the conversion of the gauge everywhere in India. The work is still not complete as of March 2019, but the credit goes the current MP Teni Bhaiya and the PM Modi. He has become an Icon among the politicians of the State with action par excellence. His crusade for Flood causes in Lakhimpur and development for his constituency has earned him high praises across the country. Lakhimpur fondly calls him the Statesman who has brought back smile on the faces of traders, farmers and the AAM AADMI of Lakhimpur Khiri.

==Personal life==
Zafar's spouse, Shahnaz Naqvi is from [[Kanpur]]. He has two sons- elder son Monis is a Pilot and younger son [[Saif Ali Naqvi]] is a Politician of [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. He has been the life member of International Film And Television Club of [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]].

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Lakhimpur Kheri district]]
* [[University of Lucknow]]

==References==
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4279 Member of Parliament]
* [http://myneta.info/candidate.php?candidate_id=8695 2009 LokSabha Candidates' Affidavit Data]
* [http://www.amarujala.com/today/laknews.asp?city=16LKH13M.asp Amar Ujala - Today is Zafar Naqvi's day]
* [http://www.jamiahamdard.ac.in/about/NERDZ%202003%20-%20A%20Report.htm Nerdz 2003, [[Jamia Hamdard]], New Delhi]
* [http://genesys.nic.in/ge_2009/pollupd/pc/states/S24/Pcnstcand28.htm Lakhimpur, General Elections 2009]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090516205235/http://www.indiaelections.co.in/lok-sabha-constituencies/uttar-pradesh/kheri/ Updated Election Results Details of Kheri]
* [http://world.rediff.com/election/special/2009/may/16/loksabhapoll-congress-will-keep-both-bsp-and-sp-away.htm Congress will keep both BSP and SP away]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-11-17/india/27864341_1_muslim-quota-minority-institutions-nmcme Inshallah! Muslim quota in IITs, IIMs-India-The Times of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224545/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-05/delhi/27229376_1_minority-commission-minority-community-dikshit Minorities complain against police-Delhi-Cities-The Times of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224619/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-03/india/28029895_1_ramvilas-paswan-congress-bihar Congress fields Dasai Choudhary against LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan-The Times of India]

==External links==
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLQzPhT7BjY
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103170846/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-03/india/28250882_1_muslim-mps-aimplb-member-muslim-personal-law-board UP-Muslim-MPs-prefer-settlement]
{{S-start}}
{{S-par|in-lwr}}
{{S-bef|before=[[Ravi Prakash Verma]]}}
{{S-ttl|title=Member for Lakhimpur Kheri | years=2009 – 2014}}
{{S-inc}}
{{S-end}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naqvi, Zafar Ali}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:People from Lakhimpur Kheri]]
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:University of Lucknow alumni]]
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad alumni]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]

Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]

Zafar Ali Naqvi