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| caption            = Dr. Farooq Abdullah in 2011
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| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1937|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place        = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| office              = Chair of [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration]]
| office              = Chair of the [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration]]
| term_start          = 20 October 2020
| term_start          = 20 October 2020
| predecessor        = ''Position established''
| predecessor        = ''Position established''
| 1blankname          = Vice-chair
| 1blankname          = Vice-chair
| 1namedata          = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]  
| 1namedata          = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| office1            = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1      = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| constituency1      = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| term_start1        = 16 April 2017
| term_start1        = 16 April 2017
| predecessor1        = [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]
| predecessor1        = [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]
<!-- -->| office2            = 4th [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
|term_start2         = 13 May 2009
| term_start2         = 8 September 1982
|term_end2           = 12 May 2014
| term_end2           = 2 July 1984
|predecessor2         = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| predecessor2       = [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
|successor2           = [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]
| successor2         = [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]]
|constituency2        = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
<!-- -->| term_start3         = 7 November 1986
|term_start3         = 6 January 1980
| term_end3           = 19 January 1990
|term_end3           = 5 January 1983
| predecessor3        = [[Governor's Rule]]
|predecessor3         = [[Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah]]
| successor3          = [[Governor's Rule]]
|successor3          = [[Abdul Rashid Kabuli]]
<!-- -->| term_start4        = 9 October 1996
|constituency3       = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| office4            = 4th [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
| term_start4        = 9 October 1996
| term_end4          = 18 October 2002
| term_end4          = 18 October 2002
| governor4          = [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]<br />[[Girish Chandra Saxena]]
| predecessor4        = [[President's Rule]]
| predecessor4        = [[President's Rule]]
| successor4          = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| successor4          = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
<!-- -->| office5            = President [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
| term_start5        = 7 November 1986
| term_start5        = 1981
| term_end5          = 18 January 1990
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| governor5          = [[Jagmohan Malhotra]]<br />[[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
| predecessor5        = [[Governor's Rule]]
| successor5          = [[Governor's Rule]]
| governor6          = [[Braj Kumar Nehru]]<br />[[Jagmohan Malhotra]]
| term_start6        = 8 September 1982
| term_end6          = 2 July 1984
| predecessor6        = [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
| successor6          = [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]]
| office7            = [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India)|Minister of New and Renewable Energy]]
| president7          = [[Pratibha Patil]]<br />[[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| primeminister7      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| primeminister7      = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start7        = 28 May 2009
| term_start7        = 28 May 2009
| term_end7          = 26 May 2014
| term_end7          = 26 May 2014
| predecessor7        = [[Vilas Muttemwar]]
| predecessor7        = [[Vilas Muttemwar]]
| successor7          =
| successor7          = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| office8            = President [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
| term8        = 1981 - 2002          | predecessor8 = [[Sheikh Abdullah]]   
| successor8 = [[Omar Abdullah]] |term_start9 = 2009                    | term_end9 =                          | 1blankname9 = Working President     
| 1namedata9 =[[Omar Abdullah]]        | predecessor9 = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| party              = [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
| party              = [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
| relations          = [[Sachin Pilot]] (son-in-law)
| relations          = [[Sachin Pilot]] (son-in-law)
| spouse              = Mollie Abdullah<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=2654 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>
| spouse              = Mollie Abdullah<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=2654 |title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>
| children            = [[Omar Abdullah]]<br /> Safia Abdullah<br /> Hinna Abdullah<br />Sara Pilot
| children            = {{Hlist | [[Omar Abdullah|Omar]] | Safia | Hinna | Sara }}
| residence          = Gupkar Road [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]]
| residence          = Gupkar Road [[Srinagar]], [[Kashmir]]
| alma_mater          = [[Tyndale Biscoe School]]
| alma_mater          = [[Tyndale Biscoe School]]
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'''Farooq Abdullah''' (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician and President of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]. He has served as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]  on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is the son of the 1st elected [[Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir [[Omar Abdullah]].
'''Farooq Abdullah''' (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who was Ex. President of [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]. He has served as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]  on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is the son of the 1st elected [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir [[Omar Abdullah]].  
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee being greeted by the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah.jpg|thumb|238x238px|Farooq Abdullah stands between Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and President of India [[Pranab Mukherjee|Mukherjee]] with Vice President of India [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari|Ansari]] on far left at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|Presidential Palace]] in New Delhi, India in 2013.]]
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee being greeted by the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah.jpg|thumb|238x238px|Farooq Abdullah stands between Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and President of India [[Pranab Mukherjee]] with Vice President of India [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] on far left at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|Presidential Palace]] in New Delhi, India in 2013.]]


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==


Farooq Abdullah was born to the veteran statesman and National Conference leader [[Sheikh Abdullah]] and [[Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah]]. He studied at [[Tyndale Biscoe School]], and subsequently received his [[MBBS]] degree from [[Sawai ManSingh Medical College|SMS Medical College]], Jaipur. He subsequently travelled to the UK to practice medicine.<ref>{{cite web | title=Farooq Abdullah Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history | website=elections.in | date=1937-10-21 | url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/farooq-abdullah.html/ | access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>
Farooq Abdullah was born to the veteran statesman and National Conference leader [[Sheikh Abdullah]] and [[Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah]]. He studied at [[Tyndale Biscoe School]], and subsequently received his [[MBBS]] degree from [[Sawai ManSingh Medical College|SMS Medical College]], Jaipur. He subsequently travelled to the UK to practice medicine.<ref>{{cite web | title=Farooq Abdullah Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history | website=elections.in | date=21 October 1937 | url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/farooq-abdullah.html/ | access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
===Entry into politics===
===Entry into politics===
Abdullah was elected to the Lok Sabha unopposed <ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=TitlePage-VolI_LS99.PDF |access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> from [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in the [[1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir|1980 General Election]].
Abdullah was elected to the Lok Sabha unopposed <ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=TitlePage-VolI_LS99.PDF |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> from [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in the [[1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir|1980 General Election]].


===Chief Minister, 1982–1984===
===Chief Minister, 1982–1984===
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===1984–1996===
===1984–1996===
In 1986, G.M. Shah's government was dismissed after communal riots in South Kashmir, and a new National Conference–Congress government was sworn in with Abdullah as the chief minister, after the [[Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv]]-Farooq accord.  
In 1986, G.M. Shah's government was dismissed after the communal [[1986 Kashmir riots]] in South Kashmir, and a new National Conference–Congress government was sworn in with Abdullah as the chief minister, after the [[Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv]]-Farooq accord.  


A [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|new election]] was held in 1987 and the National Conference–Congress alliance won the election amid allegations of fraud. This period saw a rise in militancy in the state, with the return of trained militants in J&K and incidents that included the kidnapping of the daughter of the Union Home Minister [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]. Subsequently, Farooq Abdullah resigned in protest after [[Jagmohan]] was appointed the governor,
A [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|new election]] was held in 1987 and the National Conference–Congress alliance won the election amid allegations of fraud. This period saw a rise in militancy in the state, with the return of trained militants in J&K and incidents that included the [[1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed|kidnapping]] of the daughter of the Home Minister [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]. The period also witnessed the [[exodus of Kashmiri Pandits]] from the [[Kashmir valley]]. Subsequently, Farooq Abdullah resigned in protest after [[Jagmohan]] was appointed the governor, and the state was brought under [[President's rule|Governor's Rule]].<ref name="Koithara">
and the state was brought under [[President's rule|Governor's Rule]].<ref name="Koithara">{{cite book|last=Koithara|first=Verghese |title=Crafting peace in Kashmir : through a realist lens|publisher=Sage|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|year=2004|pages=61–62|isbn=978-0-7619-3262-8|oclc=237902298|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UISphQgbhJMC&q=%22Farooq%20Abdullah%22&pg=PA61}}</ref> He subsequently moved to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Dulat, A.S.">{{cite book|last=Dulat|first=Amarjeet Singh |title=Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years
{{cite book|last=Koithara|first=Verghese |title=Crafting peace in Kashmir : through a realist lens|publisher=Sage|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|year=2004|pages=61–62|isbn=978-0-7619-3262-8|oclc=237902298|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UISphQgbhJMC&q=%22Farooq%20Abdullah%22&pg=PA61}}
</ref><ref>
{{citation |first=Gopa |last=Sabharwal |title=India Since 1947: The Independent Years |publisher=Penguin |year=2017 |isbn=9789352140893 |page=282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9gvCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT282}}
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He subsequently moved to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Dulat, A.S.">{{cite book|last=Dulat|first=Amarjeet Singh |title=Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years
|publisher=Harper Collins |year=2015|isbn=978-9-3517-7066-4
|publisher=Harper Collins |year=2015|isbn=978-9-3517-7066-4
|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9789351770664/kashmir-the-vajpayee-years}}</ref>
|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9789351770664/kashmir-the-vajpayee-years}}</ref>
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=== Subsequent political career===
=== Subsequent political career===
In the 2002 [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly elections]], Omar Abdullah was chosen to lead the National Conference, while Farooq Abdullah intended to continue his political career at the Central level. The National Conference lost the election and a coalition government headed by [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] took office.
In the 2002 [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly elections]], Omar Abdullah was chosen to lead the National Conference, while Farooq Abdullah intended to continue his political career at the Central level. The National Conference lost the election and a coalition government headed by [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] took office.On that year Former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in [[2002 Indian vice presidential election|2002]] promised to make  Abdullah the vice president, but later reneged on his promise.{{fact|date=January 2023}}


Farooq Abdullah was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Jammu and Kashmir and  re-elected in 2009. He resigned from the Rajya Sabha in May 2009 and won a seat in the Lok Sabha from [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |publisher=164.100.47.5 |access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> Abdullah joined the [[United Progressive Alliance]] government as a [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Cabinet Minister]] of New and Renewable Energy.
Farooq Abdullah was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Jammu and Kashmir and  re-elected in 2009. He resigned from the Rajya Sabha in May 2009 and won a seat in the Lok Sabha from [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |publisher=164.100.47.5 |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> Abdullah joined the [[United Progressive Alliance]] government as a [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Cabinet Minister]] of New and Renewable Energy.


[[File:The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Princess Astrid of Belgium, in a bilateral meeting, in New Delhi on November 25, 2013.jpg|thumb|284x284px|Farooq Abdullah meets with [[Princess Astrid of Belgium]] in 2013 in New Delhi.]]
[[File:The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Princess Astrid of Belgium, in a bilateral meeting, in New Delhi on November 25, 2013.jpg|thumb|284x284px|Farooq Abdullah meets with [[Princess Astrid of Belgium]] in 2013 in New Delhi.]]
[[File:Farooq Abdullah with the Mongolian President, Mr. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, in Ulaanbaatar. Dr. Abdullah is in Mongolia to attend the oath taking ceremony of Elbegdorj.jpg|thumb|Farooq Abdullah with the President of Mongolia [[Tsakhia Elbegdorj]] during his oath taking ceremony in [[Ulaanbaatar]] in 2013.]]
[[File:Farooq Abdullah with the Mongolian President, Mr. Tsakhia Elbegdorj, in Ulaanbaatar. Dr. Abdullah is in Mongolia to attend the oath taking ceremony of Elbegdorj.jpg|thumb|Farooq Abdullah with the President of Mongolia [[Tsakhia Elbegdorj]] during his oath taking ceremony in [[Ulaanbaatar]] in 2013.]]
Abdullah contested the [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]] Lok Sabha seat again in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 General Election]], but was defeated by the People's Democratic Party candidate [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]. In 2017, Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from the position, leading to a [[2017 Srinagar by-election|by-election]] for the Srinagar parliamentary seat. Abdullah got 48,555 votes and defeated PDP candidate Nazir Ahmed Khan by 10,700 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/srinagar-by-polls-2-voters-turned-up-for-re-polling-counting-today-1681640 |title=Srinagar By-Election: Farooq Abdullah Beats PDP Candidate In Key Contest |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=2017-04-15 |access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
Abdullah contested the [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]] Lok Sabha seat again in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 General Election]], but was defeated by the People's Democratic Party candidate [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]. In 2017, Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from the position, leading to a [[2017 Srinagar by-election|by-election]] for the Srinagar parliamentary seat. Abdullah got 48,555 votes and defeated PDP candidate Nazir Ahmed Khan by 10,700 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/srinagar-by-polls-2-voters-turned-up-for-re-polling-counting-today-1681640 |title=Srinagar By-Election: Farooq Abdullah Beats PDP Candidate In Key Contest |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=15 April 2017 |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>


On 16 September 2019, Abdullah became the first mainstream politician to be detained under the [[Public Safety Act]]. Prior to this, Abdullah was under house arrest since the scrapping of [[Indian revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status|Article 370 of the Constitution of India]].<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-asks-centre-to-respond-to-tamil-nadu-leader-vaikos-petition-for-farooq-abdullahs-relea-2101527?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=2019-09-16 |access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> He was released from house detention under the PSA after seven and a half months on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/farooq-abdullahs-detention-order-revoked-after-seven-and-half-months-of-captivity-82-yr-old-mp-was-under-house-arrest-8148411.html|title=Farooq Abdullah's detention order revoked after seven-and-half months of captivity; 82-yr-old Srinagar MP was under house arrest|website=Firstpost|date=13 March 2020|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
On 16 September 2019, Abdullah became the first mainstream politician to be detained under the [[Public Safety Act]]. Prior to this, Abdullah was under house arrest since the scrapping of [[Indian revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status|Article 370 of the Constitution of India]].<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-asks-centre-to-respond-to-tamil-nadu-leader-vaikos-petition-for-farooq-abdullahs-relea-2101527?pfrom=home-topscroll |title=Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> He was released from house detention under the PSA after seven and a half months on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/farooq-abdullahs-detention-order-revoked-after-seven-and-half-months-of-captivity-82-yr-old-mp-was-under-house-arrest-8148411.html|title=Farooq Abdullah's detention order revoked after seven-and-half months of captivity; 82-yr-old Srinagar MP was under house arrest|website=Firstpost|date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>


==References==
In 2022, before the election of the President of India, Mamata Bannerjee along with several other opposition leaders had proposed Abdullah's name as the Opposition's candidate. But Abdullah declined the offer stating that he wanted to remain in active politics for more years and was concentrated in the Kashmir Union Territory issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Farooq Abdullah Declines To Be Opposition's Presidential Candidate |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/farooq-abdullah-declines-to-be-oppositions-presidential-candidate-3079031 |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
 
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Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah addressing at the presentation ceremony of the Cash Prizes to the best performing Regional Rural Banks and Certificates for extending loans for SPV home lighting systems during 2009-10, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg
Abdullah in 2011
Chair of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration
Assumed office
20 October 2020
Vice-chairMehbooba Mufti
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 April 2017
Preceded byTariq Hameed Karra
ConstituencySrinagar
In office
13 May 2009 – 12 May 2014
Preceded byOmar Abdullah
Succeeded byTariq Hameed Karra
ConstituencySrinagar
In office
6 January 1980 – 5 January 1983
Preceded byBegum Akbar Jehan Abdullah
Succeeded byAbdul Rashid Kabuli
ConstituencySrinagar
4th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
9 October 1996 – 18 October 2002
GovernorK. V. Krishna Rao
Girish Chandra Saxena
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byMufti Mohammad Sayeed
In office
7 November 1986 – 18 January 1990
GovernorJagmohan Malhotra
K. V. Krishna Rao
Preceded byGovernor's Rule
Succeeded byGovernor's Rule
In office
8 September 1982 – 2 July 1984
GovernorBraj Kumar Nehru
Jagmohan Malhotra
Preceded bySheikh Abdullah
Succeeded byGhulam Mohammad Shah
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
In office
28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byVilas Muttemwar
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
President Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
In office
1981 - 2002
Preceded bySheikh Abdullah
Succeeded byOmar Abdullah
Assumed office
2009
Working PresidentOmar Abdullah
Preceded byOmar Abdullah
Personal details
Born (1937-10-21) 21 October 1937 (age 87)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
NationalityIndian
Political partyJammu & Kashmir National Conference
Spouse(s)Mollie Abdullah[1]
RelationsSachin Pilot (son-in-law)
Children
ResidenceGupkar Road Srinagar, Kashmir
Alma materTyndale Biscoe School

Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who was Ex. President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is the son of the 1st elected Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah, and father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah.

Farooq Abdullah stands between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President of India Pranab Mukherjee with Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari on far left at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India in 2013.

Early life and education[edit]

Farooq Abdullah was born to the veteran statesman and National Conference leader Sheikh Abdullah and Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah. He studied at Tyndale Biscoe School, and subsequently received his MBBS degree from SMS Medical College, Jaipur. He subsequently travelled to the UK to practice medicine.[2]

Family[edit]

He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin. They have a son, Omar, and three daughters, Safia, Hinna, and Sara. Their son Omar Abdullah is also involved in state and national politics, who was a member of the Lok Sabha and was the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Sara is married to Congress politician Sachin Pilot.

Political career[edit]

Entry into politics[edit]

Abdullah was elected to the Lok Sabha unopposed [3] from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in the 1980 General Election.

Chief Minister, 1982–1984[edit]

Abdullah was a novice in the political arena of Jammu and Kashmir when he was appointed president of the National Conference in August 1981. His main qualification was that he was the son of Sheikh Abdullah. After his father's death in 1982, Farooq Abdullah became the chief minister of the state. In 1984, a faction of the National conference led by his brother-in-law Ghulam Mohammad Shah broke away, leading to the collapse of his government and his dismissal. Shah subsequently became the Chief Minister with the support of the Congress.

1984–1996[edit]

In 1986, G.M. Shah's government was dismissed after the communal 1986 Kashmir riots in South Kashmir, and a new National Conference–Congress government was sworn in with Abdullah as the chief minister, after the Rajiv-Farooq accord.

A new election was held in 1987 and the National Conference–Congress alliance won the election amid allegations of fraud. This period saw a rise in militancy in the state, with the return of trained militants in J&K and incidents that included the kidnapping of the daughter of the Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The period also witnessed the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley. Subsequently, Farooq Abdullah resigned in protest after Jagmohan was appointed the governor, and the state was brought under Governor's Rule.[4][5] He subsequently moved to the United Kingdom.[6]

Chief Minister, 1996–2002[edit]

After returning to India, and winning the Legislative Assembly elections in 1996, Abdullah was once again sworn in as chief minister of the state, his fifth time. His government lasted for a full six-year term. In 1999, the National Conference joined the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led National Democratic Alliance, and his son Omar Abdullah was subsequently appointed a union minister of state.

Subsequent political career[edit]

In the 2002 Legislative Assembly elections, Omar Abdullah was chosen to lead the National Conference, while Farooq Abdullah intended to continue his political career at the Central level. The National Conference lost the election and a coalition government headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took office.On that year Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002 promised to make Abdullah the vice president, but later reneged on his promise.[citation needed]

Farooq Abdullah was subsequently elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Jammu and Kashmir and re-elected in 2009. He resigned from the Rajya Sabha in May 2009 and won a seat in the Lok Sabha from Srinagar.[7] Abdullah joined the United Progressive Alliance government as a Cabinet Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

Farooq Abdullah meets with Princess Astrid of Belgium in 2013 in New Delhi.
Farooq Abdullah with the President of Mongolia Tsakhia Elbegdorj during his oath taking ceremony in Ulaanbaatar in 2013.

Abdullah contested the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat again in the 2014 General Election, but was defeated by the People's Democratic Party candidate Tariq Hameed Karra. In 2017, Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from the position, leading to a by-election for the Srinagar parliamentary seat. Abdullah got 48,555 votes and defeated PDP candidate Nazir Ahmed Khan by 10,700 votes.[8]

On 16 September 2019, Abdullah became the first mainstream politician to be detained under the Public Safety Act. Prior to this, Abdullah was under house arrest since the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.[9] He was released from house detention under the PSA after seven and a half months on 13 March 2020.[10]

In 2022, before the election of the President of India, Mamata Bannerjee along with several other opposition leaders had proposed Abdullah's name as the Opposition's candidate. But Abdullah declined the offer stating that he wanted to remain in active politics for more years and was concentrated in the Kashmir Union Territory issue.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  2. ↑ "Farooq Abdullah Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". elections.in. 21 October 1937. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "TitlePage-VolI_LS99.PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Koithara, Verghese (2004). Crafting peace in Kashmir : through a realist lens. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-7619-3262-8. OCLC 237902298.
  5. ↑ Sabharwal, Gopa (2017), India Since 1947: The Independent Years, Penguin, p. 282, ISBN 9789352140893
  6. ↑ Dulat, Amarjeet Singh (2015). Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-9-3517-7066-4.
  7. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Srinagar By-Election: Farooq Abdullah Beats PDP Candidate In Key Contest". Ndtv.com. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act". Ndtv.com. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Farooq Abdullah's detention order revoked after seven-and-half months of captivity; 82-yr-old Srinagar MP was under house arrest". Firstpost. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Farooq Abdullah Declines To Be Opposition's Presidential Candidate". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Sheikh Abdullah 		President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1981– 2002 		Succeeded by
Omar Abdullah
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Omar Abdullah 		President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2009 – Present 		Incumbent
Lok Sabha
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Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah 		Member of Parliament
for Srinagar
1980–1982(?) 		Succeeded by
Abdul Rashid Kabuli
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Omar Abdullah 		Member of Parliament
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Tariq Hameed Karra
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Tariq Hameed Karra 		Member of Parliament
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Sheikh Abdullah 		Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
1982–1984 		Succeeded by
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