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{{short description| | {{short description|Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, India}} | ||
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| name = Farooq Abdullah | | name = Farooq Abdullah | ||
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| image = File: | | image = File: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.jpg | ||
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| caption = Dr. Farooq Abdullah | | caption = Dr. Farooq Abdullah in 2011 | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|10|21|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|10|21|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) | | birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| office = Chair of [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration]] | | office = Chair of [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration]] | ||
| term_start = 20 October 2020 | | term_start = 20 October 2020 | ||
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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 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. | ||
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 | 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, | ||
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 | 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 | ||
|publisher=Harper Collins |year=2015|isbn=978-9-3517-7066-4 | |publisher=Harper Collins |year=2015|isbn=978-9-3517-7066-4 | ||
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=== Subsequent political career=== | === Subsequent political career=== | ||
[[File:Hamid Karzai, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge).jpg|left|thumb|285x285px|Farooq Abdullah with Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]], and President of Afghanistan [[Hamid Karzai]] at [[World Sustainable Development Forum]] in 2011.]] | [[File:Hamid Karzai, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge).jpg|left|thumb|285x285px|Farooq Abdullah with Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]], and President of Afghanistan [[Hamid Karzai]] at [[World Sustainable Development Forum]] in 2011.]] | ||
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 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. | ||
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=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. | ||
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[[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 | 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> | ||
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|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=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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||