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[[Aziz Qureshi]]<br/>[[Banwari Lal Joshi]]
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* Minority Welfare and Haj.
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* Parliamentary Affairs
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'''Mohammad Azam Khan''' (born 14 August 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]]. He is one of the founding members of the [[Samajwadi Party]] and was a member of the [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|U.P. Legislative Assembly]] website|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12233/17 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1985}}</ref> He was also the senior most Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] and has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the legislative assembly]] for nine terms from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]].
'''Mohammad Azam Khan''' (born 14 August 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Rampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rampur]]. He is one of the founding members of the [[Samajwadi Party]] and was a member of the [[Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Member Profile">{{cite news|title=Member Profile|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|U.P. Legislative Assembly]] website|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12233/17 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher=My neta.info|access-date=27 July 2019|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1985}}</ref> He was also the senior most Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] and has been a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the legislative assembly]] for ten terms from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]].


==Life and education==
==Life and education==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
Azam Khan has been an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for nine terms; all from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]]. He was also a cabinet minister in the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Khan is currently a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term ([[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of [[Janata Party (Secular)]]. During his second term ([[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of the [[Lok Dal]]. Khan was a member of [[Janata Dal]] during his third term ([[10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]). In his fourth term ([[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), Azam Khan was a member of [[Janata Party]]. Since 1993 (his fifth term and [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he has been a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].
Azam Khan has been an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for ten terms; all from [[Rampur (Assembly constituency)|Rampur assembly constituency]]. He was also a cabinet minister in the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Khan is currently a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]] but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term ([[8th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of [[Janata Party (Secular)]]. During his second term ([[9th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he was a member of the [[Lok Dal]]. Khan was a member of [[Janata Dal]] during his third term ([[10th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]). In his fourth term ([[11th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), Azam Khan was a member of [[Janata Party]]. Since 1993 (his fifth term and [[12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]), he has been a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].


Azam Khan also was a post holder in Samajwadi Party however on 17 May 2009 he resigned from the general secretary post of the party.<ref name="Azam Khan resigns">{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Pervez Iqbal |title=Azam Khan resigns as SP gen secy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Azam-Khan-resigns-as-SP-gen-secy/articleshow/4544405.cms |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2009 |language=en}}</ref> However, during the [[2009 Indian general election|15th Loksabha elections]], his opposition to the Samajwadi Party candidate, [[Jaya Prada]], and the surrounding controversies resulted in a crisis in the party,<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rampuri-knives-out-yadav-tears-into-khan/457002/|title = Rampuri knives out: Yadav tears into Khan|last = Bhatt|first = Virenda Nath|date = 10 May 2009|work = Express India}}</ref> and on 24 May 2009, he says he was expelled for six years (although the party chief claimed he himself resigned).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Atiq |title=SP expels Azam Khan for six years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/SP-expels-Azam-Khan-for-six-years/article16603003.ece |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2009 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The Samajwadi Party later revoked his expulsion and he rejoined on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/azam-khan-returns-to-sp/720565/0|title = Azam Khan returns to SP|date = 5 December 2010|work = [[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=11 February 2021}}</ref> After his successful win in 2014, Khan has been given ticket from Rampur constituency by the [[Samajwadi Party]] for the Lok Sabha elections of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abbas |first1=Nazar |title=SP-BSP-RLD combine names Azam Khan as candidate from Rampur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sp-bsp-rld-combine-names-azam-khan-as-candidate-from-rampur/articleshow/68552951.cms?from=mdr |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
Azam Khan also was a post holder in Samajwadi Party however on 17 May 2009 he resigned from the general secretary post of the party.<ref name="Azam Khan resigns">{{cite news |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Pervez Iqbal |title=Azam Khan resigns as SP gen secy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Azam-Khan-resigns-as-SP-gen-secy/articleshow/4544405.cms |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2009 |language=en}}</ref> However, during the [[2009 Indian general election|15th Loksabha elections]], his opposition to the Samajwadi Party candidate, [[Jaya Prada]], and the surrounding controversies resulted in a crisis in the party,<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rampuri-knives-out-yadav-tears-into-khan/457002/|title = Rampuri knives out: Yadav tears into Khan|last = Bhatt|first = Virenda Nath|date = 10 May 2009|work = Express India}}</ref> and on 24 May 2009, he claimed to have been expelled for six years although the party chief claimed he himself resigned.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Atiq |title=SP expels Azam Khan for six years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/SP-expels-Azam-Khan-for-six-years/article16603003.ece |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2009 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The Samajwadi Party later revoked his expulsion and he rejoined on 4 December 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/azam-khan-returns-to-sp/720565/0|title = Azam Khan returns to SP|date = 5 December 2010|work = [[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=11 February 2021}}</ref> After his successful win in 2014, Khan has been given ticket from Rampur constituency by the [[Samajwadi Party]] for the Lok Sabha elections of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abbas |first1=Nazar |title=SP-BSP-RLD combine names Azam Khan as candidate from Rampur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sp-bsp-rld-combine-names-azam-khan-as-candidate-from-rampur/articleshow/68552951.cms?from=mdr |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


== Legal cases ==
== Legal cases ==
Khan has 80 legal cases against him  related to land encroachment and criminal intimidation registered against him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to visit Rampur today to lend support to party leader Azam Khan who has 80 cases registered against him|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/sp-chief-akhilesh-yadav-to-visit-rampur-today-to-lend-support-to-party-leader-azam-khan-who-has-80-cases-registered-against-him-7332931.html|access-date=14 September 2019|work=Firstpost|date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
Khan has 80 legal cases against him  related to land encroachment and criminal intimidation registered against him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to visit Rampur today to lend support to party leader Azam Khan who has 80 cases registered against him|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/sp-chief-akhilesh-yadav-to-visit-rampur-today-to-lend-support-to-party-leader-azam-khan-who-has-80-cases-registered-against-him-7332931.html|access-date=14 September 2019|work=Firstpost|date=13 September 2019}}</ref>


Rampur SP Ajay Pal Singh investigating the one of the cases of land grab. There are several cases of land grab registered against the NGO Jauhar trust founded by Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 August 2019|title=Family of Azam Khan's Sister Cry Foul as Police Picks Her Up for Questioning in Land Grab Case|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/family-of-azam-khans-sister-cry-foul-as-police-picks-her-up-for-questioning-in-land-grab-case-2291243.html|access-date=14 September 2019|website=News18}}</ref>
Rampur SP Ajay Pal Singh investigating one of the cases of land acquisition. There are several cases of land grab registered against the NGO ‘Jauhar Trust’ founded by Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 August 2019|title=Family of Azam Khan's Sister Cry Foul as Police Picks Her Up for Questioning in Land Grab Case|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/family-of-azam-khans-sister-cry-foul-as-police-picks-her-up-for-questioning-in-land-grab-case-2291243.html|access-date=14 September 2019|website=News18}}</ref>  
 
In January 2019, a case of forgery was lodged against Khan, his wife [[Tazeen Fatma]] and son with respect to the birth certificate of his son [[Abdullah Azam Khan|Abdullah]] at a local police station in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shukla|first=Srawan|date=10 August 2017|title=SP leader Azam Khan's son Abdulllah found guilty of faking date of birth in election nomination paper|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sp-leader-azam-khan-s-son-abdulllah-found-guilty-of-faking-date-of-birth-in-election-nomination-paper-2525779|access-date=10 January 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> However in March 2019, the [[Allahabad High Court]] stayed their arrest until the probe was completed by the police.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 March 2019|title=Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP's Azam Khan, his wife and son in forgery case|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-allahabad-hc-stays-arrest-of-sp-s-azam-khan-his-wife-and-son-in-forgery-case-2734020|access-date=10 January 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Khan was supported by party leader Akhilesh Yadav who claimed the cases were politically motivated,<ref name=":0" /> however in January 2020, the court declared the three, Abdullah and his parents, to be absconders for failing to appear in the court during the hearings of the case.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abbas|first1=Nazar|date=10 January 2020|title=Uttar Pradesh: SP MP Azam Khan, wife and son declared absconders|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sp-mp-azam-khan-wife-son-declared-absconders-cops-stick-notice-on-their-home/articleshow/73179089.cms|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 January 2020|title=Azam Khan, his wife, son declared absconders in three cases|language=en|work=Times Now|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/azam-khan-his-wife-son-declared-absconders-in-three-cases/538132|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> Following this, the [[Enforcement Directorate]] will be attaching the properties of Khan from the first week of February onward.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2020|title=ED may attach assets of Azam and kin in land grabbing case|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/010220/ed-may-attach-assets-of-azam-and-kin-in-land-grabbing-case.html|access-date=1 February 2020|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> On 26 February 2020, he was sent to the jail along with his wife and son for forging a fake birth certificate for his son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahmad|first=Qazi Faraz|date=26 February 2020|title=Azam Khan Surrenders with Wife and Son, Sent to Jail in Fake Birth Certificate Case|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/azam-khan-surrenders-with-wife-and-son-sent-to-jail-2516371.html|access-date=26 February 2020|website=News18}}</ref>
 
== Murder of Kamlesh Tiwari ==
In 2015, in response to Union [[Ministry of Finance (India)|finance minister]] [[Arun Jaitley]]'s statements in support of [[decriminalisation of homosexuality]] in India, Azam Khan reportedly made [[Homophobia|homophobic]] remarks, calling [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] leaders homosexuals.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 December 2015|first1=Mrigank |last1=Tiwari|title=RSS volunteers are 'homosexuals', says Azam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/RSS-volunteers-are-homosexuals-says-Azam/articleshow/50002552.cms|access-date=27 July 2020|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> A day later, [[Kamlesh Tiwari]], later the founder of Hindu Samaj Party, issued a press statement slamming Azam for his comment against the RSS. Tiwari also allegedly made controversial comments against the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 December 2015|title=How it all started: Tiwari commented on Azam's reaction to Jaitley's remarks on SC gay sex ruling|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/how-it-all-started-tiwari-commented-on-azams-reaction-to-jaitleys-remarks-on-sc-gay-sex-ruling/|access-date=27 July 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
 
Tiwari's response sparked protests by  Indian Muslims,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Satish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-xHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT143|title=India's National Security: Annual Review 2016-17|date=22 November 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781351240796|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 January 2016|title=Kamlesh Tiwari may contest U.P. bypolls|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kamlesh-Tiwari-may-contest-U.P.-bypolls/article14008095.ece|access-date=18 October 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> with some demanding a death penalty for Tiwari.<ref name="zeenews1">{{Cite web|date=12 December 2015|title=This is what Kamlesh Tiwari said about Prophet Muhammad which infuriated Muslims|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/this-is-what-kamlesh-tiwari-said-about-prophet-muhammad-which-infuriated-muslims_1833716.html|access-date=18 October 2019|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref name="it10182019">[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kamlesh-tiwari-hindu-samaj-party-leader-death-lucknow-1610775-2019-10-18 Who was Kamlesh Tiwari, the Hindu Samaj Party leader killed in broad daylight in Lucknow?], India Today (18 October 2019)</ref> Tiwari was subsequently arrested, charged under [[National Security Act (India)|National Security Act]],<ref name="thehindu9202016">[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Kamlesh-Tiwari-may-contest-U.P.-bypolls/article14008095.ece Kamlesh Tiwari may contest U.P. bypolls], Mohammad Ali, The Hindu (20 September 2016), Quote: "Mr. Tiwari, who was granted bail last week by a Lucknow court, will remain in jail until the Allahabad High Court decides on his plea against the slapping of the National Security Act (NSA) on him by the State government."</ref> and jailed for a few months by the [[Uttar Pradesh Police]].<ref name="toiakkt">{{Cite web|last=Bhatia|first=Ishita|date=4 December 2015|title=Kamlesh Tiwari not a member, says Hindu Mahasabha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/Kamlesh-Tiwari-not-a-member-says-Hindu-Mahasabha/articleshow/50048536.cms|access-date=18 October 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref>


Tiwari later died after being stabbed and having his throat slit by two assailants in [[Lucknow]]. UP DGP confirmed the murder to be a radical killing and held the comments on Prophet Muhammad as the reason behind the killing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 19, 2019|title=Kamlesh Tiwari murder: UP Police says case solved, remarks on Prophet Muhammad behind killing|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kamlesh-tiwari-murder-up-police-says-case-solved-remarks-on-prophet-muhammad-behind-killing-1610970-2019-10-19|access-date=2021-12-22|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
In January 2019, a case of forgery was lodged against Khan, his wife [[Tazeen Fatma]] and son with respect to the birth certificate of his son [[Abdullah Azam Khan|Abdullah]] at a local police station in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shukla|first=Srawan|date=10 August 2017|title=SP leader Azam Khan's son Abdulllah found guilty of faking date of birth in election nomination paper|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sp-leader-azam-khan-s-son-abdulllah-found-guilty-of-faking-date-of-birth-in-election-nomination-paper-2525779|access-date=10 January 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> However in March 2019, the [[Allahabad High Court]] stayed their arrest until the probe was completed by the police.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 March 2019|title=Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP's Azam Khan, his wife and son in forgery case|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-allahabad-hc-stays-arrest-of-sp-s-azam-khan-his-wife-and-son-in-forgery-case-2734020|access-date=10 January 2020|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> Khan was supported by party leader Akhilesh Yadav who claimed the cases were politically motivated,<ref name=":0" /> however in January 2020, the court declared the three, Abdullah and his parents, to be absconders for failing to appear in the court during case hearings.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abbas|first1=Nazar|date=10 January 2020|title=Uttar Pradesh: SP MP Azam Khan, wife and son declared absconders|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sp-mp-azam-khan-wife-son-declared-absconders-cops-stick-notice-on-their-home/articleshow/73179089.cms|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 January 2020|title=Azam Khan, his wife, son declared absconders in three cases|language=en|work=Times Now|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/azam-khan-his-wife-son-declared-absconders-in-three-cases/538132|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> Following this, the [[Enforcement Directorate]] will be attaching the properties of Khan from the first week of February onward.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2020|title=ED may attach assets of Azam and kin in land grabbing case|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/010220/ed-may-attach-assets-of-azam-and-kin-in-land-grabbing-case.html|access-date=1 February 2020|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> On 26 February 2020, Khan was sentenced to imprisonment along with his wife and son for forging a fake birth certificate for his son.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahmad|first=Qazi Faraz|date=26 February 2020|title=Azam Khan Surrenders with Wife and Son, Sent to Jail in Fake Birth Certificate Case|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/azam-khan-surrenders-with-wife-and-son-sent-to-jail-2516371.html|access-date=26 February 2020|website=News18}}</ref>


==Posts held==
==Posts held==
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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
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