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	'''Fairoz Khan''' (born 21 March 1989) is an activist and former president of the [[National Students' Union of India]] (NSUI. Khan resigned as president in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=PTI\|date=2018-10-16\|title=NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after Congress worker levels sexual harassment charges against him\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges/article25235375.ece\|access-date=2021-03-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2018-10-16\|title=NSUI president resigns after being accused of sexual harassment\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nsui-president-resigns-after-being-accused-of-sexual-harassment/story-0xm7yJ2q5UqFjzAboADGKP.html\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Mohan\|first=Archis\|date=2018-10-16\|title=#MeToo: NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after sexual harassment charges\|work=Business Standard India\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/metoo-nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-118101601077_1.html\|access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref>		'''Fairoz Khan''' (born 21 March 1989) is an activist and former president of the [[National Students' Union of India]] (NSUI. Khan resigned as president in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=PTI\|date=2018-10-16\|title=NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after Congress worker levels sexual harassment charges against him\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges/article25235375.ece\|access-date=2021-03-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2018-10-16\|title=NSUI president resigns after being accused of sexual harassment\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nsui-president-resigns-after-being-accused-of-sexual-harassment/story-0xm7yJ2q5UqFjzAboADGKP.html\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Mohan\|first=Archis\|date=2018-10-16\|title=#MeToo: NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after sexual harassment charges\|work=Business Standard\|location=India\|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/metoo-nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-118101601077_1.html\|access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Fairoz Khan was born to Muzaffer Ahmed Khan, an engineer, on 21 March 1989, in the village of Pogal Paristan in [[Ramban District]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Khan completed his primary and secondary education in Ramban, [[Banihal]] and [[Udhampur]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Government Degree Graduate College [[Bhaderwah]] and a Bachelor of Law and Masters of Arts in Political Science from Jammu University. At the university, he was an active student leader and protested against "anti-student" policies.<ref>{{cite web\|date=16 December 2012\|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed National Secretary NSUI\|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533~~\|url-status=dead~~\|accessdate=12 March 2021\|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589\|title=Young Bites Daily-Leading News Paper of J&K\|website=youngbites.in\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729215454/http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589\|archive-date=29 July 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=3 December 2013\|title=NSUI protests 'anti-students' policies\|url=http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022317/http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393\|archive-date=3 December 2013\|access-date=29 July 2017\|website=The North Lines}}</ref>		Fairoz Khan was born to Muzaffer Ahmed Khan, an engineer, on 21 March 1989, in the village of Pogal Paristan in [[Ramban District]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Khan completed his primary and secondary education in Ramban, [[Banihal]] and [[Udhampur]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Government Degree Graduate College [[Bhaderwah]] and a Bachelor of Law and Masters of Arts in Political Science from Jammu University. At the university, he was an active student leader and protested against "anti-student" policies.<ref>{{cite web\|date=16 December 2012\|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed National Secretary NSUI\|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533\|accessdate=12 March 2021\|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589\|title=Young Bites Daily-Leading News Paper of J&K\|website=youngbites.in\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729215454/http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589\|archive-date=29 July 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|date=3 December 2013\|title=NSUI protests 'anti-students' policies\|url=http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022317/http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393\|archive-date=3 December 2013\|access-date=29 July 2017\|website=The North Lines}}</ref>

	==Political activities==		==Political activities==
	Khan was appointed National Secretary of the NSUI on 16 December 2012, from a field of 120 candidates, following the final approval of [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed NSUINational Secretary\|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233159/http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf\|archive-date=2 December 2013\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Jammu youth nominated NSUI national secy\|url=http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Dec/17/jammu-youth-nominated-nsui-national-secy-50.asp\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|website=Jammu.GreaterKashmir.com}}</ref> He subsequently also held NSUI state-level leadership roles in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Telangana]]. Khan campaigned against cheating in exams organised by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board]] (JKSSB),<ref>{{cite web\|date=29 December 2015\|title=NSUI continues protest against JKSSB\|url=http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402120904/http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428\|archive-date=2 April 2016\|access-date=12 March 2021\|website=The Northlines~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> for the implementation of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009\|Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] in Jammu and Kashmir<ref>{{cite web\|title=NSUI to resume campaign for implementation for RTE Act\|url=http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064925/http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321\|archive-date=22 February 2014\|access-date=29 July 2017\|website=Dehatsandesh.com}}</ref> and supported relief efforts following the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods\|Kashmir floods]] of September 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|date=30 September 2014\|title=Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi interacts with flood victims at Surankote\|url=http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20150105125746/http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/\|archive-date=5 January 2015\|access-date=12 March 2021\|website=Kashmir Reporter~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref> On 22 June 2017, at the age of 28, Khan was sworn-in as the president of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). He was the first Kashmiri to hold this post.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Iqbal\|first=Naveed\|date=23 June 2017\|title=Fairoz Khan, 28, from Kashmir is NSUI's new president\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fairoz-khan-28-from-kashmir-is-nsuis-new-president-4717836/~~\|url-status=live~~\|accessdate=12 March 2021\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>		Khan was appointed National Secretary of the NSUI on 16 December 2012, from a field of 120 candidates, following the final approval of [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed NSUINational Secretary\|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233159/http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf\|archive-date=2 December 2013\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Jammu youth nominated NSUI national secy\|url=http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Dec/17/jammu-youth-nominated-nsui-national-secy-50.asp\|accessdate=29 July 2017\|website=Jammu.GreaterKashmir.com}}</ref> He subsequently also held NSUI state-level leadership roles in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Telangana]]. Khan campaigned against cheating in exams organised by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board]] (JKSSB),<ref>{{cite web\|date=29 December 2015\|title=NSUI continues protest against JKSSB\|url=http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402120904/http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428\|archive-date=2 April 2016\|access-date=12 March 2021\|website=The Northlines}}</ref> for the implementation of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009\|Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] in Jammu and Kashmir<ref>{{cite web\|title=NSUI to resume campaign for implementation for RTE Act\|url=http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064925/http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321\|archive-date=22 February 2014\|access-date=29 July 2017\|website=Dehatsandesh.com}}</ref> and supported relief efforts following the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods\|Kashmir floods]] of September 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|date=30 September 2014\|title=Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi interacts with flood victims at Surankote\|url=http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150105125746/http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/\|archive-date=5 January 2015\|access-date=12 March 2021\|website=Kashmir Reporter}}</ref> On 22 June 2017, at the age of 28, Khan was sworn in as the president of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). He was the first Kashmiri to hold this post.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Iqbal\|first=Naveed\|date=23 June 2017\|title=Fairoz Khan, 28, from Kashmir is NSUI's new president\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fairoz-khan-28-from-kashmir-is-nsuis-new-president-4717836/\|accessdate=12 March 2021\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

	==NSUI resignation==		==NSUI resignation==
	On 16 October 2018, [[Rahul Gandhi]], Congress party president, accepted Khan's resignation after he was accused of sexual harassment.  He was accused by a female Congress party member from [[Chhattisgarh]]. A three-member committee was convened to investigate the matter. Khan denied the charges but stated he was resigning to hurting the party's image. The woman had first complained against Khan to Rahul Gandhi in June 2018. She also demanded protection, as she feared for her life.<ref>{{cite web\|date=16 October 2018\|title=NSUI president quits after sexual harassment charges, Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nsui-president-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-rahul-gandhi-accepts-resignation-5404530/\|access-date=16 October 2018\|website=~~Indianexpress.com~~}}</ref>		On 16 October 2018, [[Rahul Gandhi]], Congress party president, accepted Khan's resignation after he was accused of sexual harassment.  He was accused by a female Congress party member from [[Chhattisgarh]]. A three-member committee was convened to investigate the matter. Khan denied the charges but stated he was resigning to hurting the party's image. The woman had first complained against Khan to Rahul Gandhi in June 2018. She also demanded protection, as she feared for her life.<ref>{{cite web\|date=16 October 2018\|title=NSUI president quits after sexual harassment charges, Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nsui-president-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-rahul-gandhi-accepts-resignation-5404530/\|access-date=16 October 2018\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>



	==References==		==References==

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'''Fairoz Khan''' (born 21 March 1989) is an activist and former president of the [[National Students' Union of India]] (NSUI. Khan resigned as president in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2018-10-16|title=NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after Congress worker levels sexual harassment charges against him|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges/article25235375.ece|access-date=2021-03-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-16|title=NSUI president resigns after being accused of sexual harassment|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nsui-president-resigns-after-being-accused-of-sexual-harassment/story-0xm7yJ2q5UqFjzAboADGKP.html|access-date=2021-03-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mohan|first=Archis|date=2018-10-16|title=#MeToo: NSUI president Fairoz Khan quits after sexual harassment charges|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/metoo-nsui-president-fairoz-khan-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-118101601077_1.html|access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref>

==Early life==
Fairoz Khan was born to Muzaffer Ahmed Khan, an engineer, on 21 March 1989, in the village of Pogal Paristan in [[Ramban District]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Khan completed his primary and secondary education in Ramban, [[Banihal]] and [[Udhampur]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Government Degree Graduate College [[Bhaderwah]] and a Bachelor of Law and Masters of Arts in Political Science from Jammu University. At the university, he was an active student leader and protested against "anti-student" policies.<ref>{{cite web|date=16 December 2012|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed National Secretary NSUI|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533|url-status=dead|accessdate=12 March 2021|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589|title=Young Bites Daily-Leading News Paper of J&K|website=youngbites.in|accessdate=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729215454/http://youngbites.in/newsdet.aspx?q=36589|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 December 2013|title=NSUI protests 'anti-students' policies|url=http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022317/http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=55393|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=29 July 2017|website=The North Lines}}</ref>

==Political activities==
Khan was appointed National Secretary of the NSUI on 16 December 2012, from a field of 120 candidates, following the final approval of [[Rahul Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairoz Khan Appointed NSUINational Secretary|url=http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233159/http://www.jkadworld.com/jammu-kashmir-news.php?news=Fairoz%20Khan%20appointed%20National%20Secretary%20NSUI&id=533#sthash.Ss26Rbxr.dpuf|archive-date=2 December 2013|accessdate=29 July 2017|website=Jkadworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jammu youth nominated NSUI national secy|url=http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Dec/17/jammu-youth-nominated-nsui-national-secy-50.asp|accessdate=29 July 2017|website=Jammu.GreaterKashmir.com}}</ref> He subsequently also held NSUI state-level leadership roles in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Telangana]]. Khan campaigned against cheating in exams organised by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board]] (JKSSB),<ref>{{cite web|date=29 December 2015|title=NSUI continues protest against JKSSB|url=http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402120904/http://thenorthlines.com/readMore.aspx?nid=69428|archive-date=2 April 2016|access-date=12 March 2021|website=The Northlines|df=dmy-all}}</ref> for the implementation of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] in Jammu and Kashmir<ref>{{cite web|title=NSUI to resume campaign for implementation for RTE Act|url=http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064925/http://dehatsandesh.com/?p=4321|archive-date=22 February 2014|access-date=29 July 2017|website=Dehatsandesh.com}}</ref> and supported relief efforts following the [[2014 India–Pakistan floods|Kashmir floods]] of September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|date=30 September 2014|title=Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi interacts with flood victims at Surankote|url=http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20150105125746/http://dailykashmirreporter.com/sonia-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-interacts-with-flood-victims-at-surankoteyouth-congress-will-take-every-possible-step-to-rehabilitate-the-flood-victims-choudhary/|archive-date=5 January 2015|access-date=12 March 2021|website=Kashmir Reporter|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 22 June 2017, at the age of 28, Khan was sworn-in as the president of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). He was the first Kashmiri to hold this post.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Naveed|date=23 June 2017|title=Fairoz Khan, 28, from Kashmir is NSUI's new president|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/fairoz-khan-28-from-kashmir-is-nsuis-new-president-4717836/|url-status=live|accessdate=12 March 2021|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==NSUI resignation==
On 16 October 2018, [[Rahul Gandhi]], Congress party president, accepted Khan's resignation after he was accused of sexual harassment.  He was accused by a female Congress party member from [[Chhattisgarh]]. A three-member committee was convened to investigate the matter. Khan denied the charges but stated he was resigning to hurting the party's image. The woman had first complained against Khan to Rahul Gandhi in June 2018. She also demanded protection, as she feared for her life.<ref>{{cite web|date=16 October 2018|title=NSUI president quits after sexual harassment charges, Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nsui-president-quits-after-sexual-harassment-charges-rahul-gandhi-accepts-resignation-5404530/|access-date=16 October 2018|website=Indianexpress.com}}</ref>

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