Arif Mohammed Khan is an Indian politician who was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala by President Ram Nath Kovind on September 1, 2019. He was also a well-known author and columnist who advocated religious reform, especially Muslim religious reform. Community.
Wiki/Biography
Arif Mohammed Khan was born on Sunday, 18 November 1951, in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh (age 71; as of 2022). Arif Khan completed his education from Jamia Millia School, Delhi and GS Inter College, Bulandshahr. He attended Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, where he pursued his BA (Honours) (1972-1973). He received his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Lucknow University (1974-1977).
appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Arif Mohammed Khan’s family hails from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Arif Mohammed Khan’s father Ashfaq Mohammad Khan was a freedom fighter. Ashfaq Mohammad Khan died in 2016 (at the age of 93). Arif’s brother Asif Muhammad Khan is a former member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Delhi’s Okhla Assembly constituency (2013). His brother is a member of the Indian National Congress.
wife and children
Arif Khan married Sayyada Reshma Arif on October 14, 1977, and they have two sons: Mustafa Arif and Kabir Arif. Mustafa Arif is a lawyer and Kabir Arif is a pilot pursuing his passion for organic farming in Uttar Pradesh.
Honorable Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan and Smt Reshma Arif at Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram #RepublicDay2020 @vijayanpinarayi @CMOKerala pic.twitter.com/t56vigA95b
— Governor of Kerala (@KeralaGovernor) January 26, 2020
other relatives
Arif Mohammad Khan’s niece Aliba Khan is an Indian politician. Ariba Ariba contested the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections (2022) from a parliamentary seat and won.
address
Gurdwara Bagh, Lucknow Road, Balaich, Uttar Pradesh
Profession
politics
Arif Mohammed Khan began his political career as a student leader at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh. He served as Secretary-General of the AMU Student Union from 1972 to 1973; from 1973 to 1974, he served as President of the AMU Student Union. Arif Khan was a member of Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BKD), which later merged with the Janata Party after the 1977 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections . After leaving the BKD, he joined the Indian National Congress (Indira) led by Rajiv and became a member of the Congress from 1980 to 1986.He served as Joint Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)] Period 1978-82. The defining moment of Arif’s career came in 1986, when he served as minister of state in Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinet. He was highly critical of the government for introducing legislation to overturn the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Shah Bano case (the disagreement over the passage of the Muslim Personal Law Bill); Arif was expelled from India by Rajiv Gandhi as Khan’s stance angered his party and colleagues Congress Party. After leaving the INC, he had a brief association with the Janata Party and qualified to contest the Lok Sabha elections, which he won and became a minister in Vice President Singh’s government. After the collapse of Vice President Singh’s cabinet, Arif Joined the BSP and became its general secretary. He opposed the BSP’s 2002 decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in Uttar Pradesh and quit the party; however, in 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and left three years later in 2007 the party. Later, he rejoined the BJP and has been a fan of the party ever since.
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Arif Khan contested on the ticket of the Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD) from Siyana constituency of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh ’s first Legislative Assembly elections, but failed. Arif was 26 when he became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1977. He was appointed deputy minister for excise, prohibition and waqf in the PPP government, but Arif resigned over disagreements over how to handle the issue. In 1977, the government dealt with the Lucknow riots between Shias and Sunnis.
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
In 1980, Arif was given a ticket from the Indian National Congress (Indira) to contest the Lok Sabha elections; he contested and won from the Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Arif Khan was subsequently appointed Undersecretary for Information and Broadcasting in Indira Gandhi’s cabinet. In 1984, Arif contested and won the election from Balaich Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was the People’s Party candidate representing Balaichi Lok Sabha constituency, was a member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989) and became Federal Minister of Energy and Civil Aviation. Arif Khan is a member of the 12th Lok Sabha (1998) and represents the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from Balaich constituency. In 2004, he contested as a BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency but failed.
governor of kerala
Arif Mohammad Khan was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala on September 1, 2019.
Arif Mohd Khan on appointment as Kerala Governor: It’s an opportunity to serve. I am lucky to be born in a country as vast and rich in diversity as India.It was a great opportunity for me to get to know this part of India which forms the borders of India and is known as God’s own country pic.twitter.com/LZmF1FRN3Y
— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2019
dispute
Expelled from Congress over Chabano case
Arif Khan served as a member of the Congress government led by Rajiv Gandhi from 1980 to 1986 and served as Minister of State, responsible for various matters including energy, industrial and corporate affairs, and home affairs . Arif welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the Bano case, which ordered the divorced husband to pay alimony to Shah Bano. The ruling was not welcomed by Muslim clerics. The Rajiv Gandhi government asked the legislature to overturn the verdict. Arif expressed his concerns and resigned as minister in protest against the government’s decision. He was expelled from the Indian National Congress after the incident broke out, but he never changed his stance and stressed that reforms were crucial for the Muslim community. He welcomed the Supreme Court verdict declaring the practice of triple talaq unconstitutional and invalid and demanded a jail term of at least three years for those practicing triple talaq. These observations are not recognized by experts and clerics in the Muslim community.
Raj Bhavan v. Government of Kerala
Arif Mohammed Khan was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala in 2019; after the initial few months, differences between him and the Kerala government became widespread. Arif Khan has been at loggerheads with the CPIM-led Kerala government ever since the anti-CAA resolution was passed in Parliament. Arif Khan initially refused to read out the reference to the resolution passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly (paragraph 18); he later confirmed that he had read the paragraph only to satisfy the chief minister’s request to read the paragraph, despite his knowledge of the subject There are disagreements and reservations. CPIM considers Arif Khan’s actions to be politically motivated and accuses him of using power to please the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Arif Khan has questioned and canceled the 2022 appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of KK Ragesh, personal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as associate professor at Kannur University in Kerala. Khan accused the state government of nepotism and the Kerala High Court held that Priya did not have sufficient teaching experience as required by University Grants Commission (UGC) norms and ordered a review of her appointment as associate professor. The feud between the governor and the state government intensified when Arif Khan asked 11 vice-chancellors (VCs) to resign on the grounds that the government appointed them in violation of the Supreme Court ruling that had Appointment to Rabat University of Technology is void. KTU) Vice-Chancellor, the court ruled that the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor violated University Grants Commission (UGC) rules. The Kerala government subsequently submitted the Universities Act (Amendment) Bill to the state assembly to amend laws related to the governance of state universities and remove the governor from his post as chancellor of state universities. Subsequently, the LDF-led government passed a bill in Parliament to end the governor’s supervisory role in the management of universities in the state and ensure that the state government has more control over the management of universities in the state.
Pinarayi Vijayan and Arif Mohammed Khan
Calling media companies “cadre media”
In November 2022, Arif Mohammed Khan refused to be interviewed by two media outlets during a press conference at Raj Bhavan. He termed two Malayalam media outlets Kairali News and Media One as “cadre media” and claimed that they organized a movement against his stance as the Kerala governor. He demanded that these media representatives go away or he would leave. Arif’s actions were severely criticized by the media and the public.
salary
As the governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan is entitled to a monthly salary of Rs. 3,50,000.
net worth
Arif Muhammad Khan’s net worth in 2004 was estimated to be Rs. 52,50,000. It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 250,000
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 15,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2004. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Arif Khan said he became interested in politics while studying at Aligarh Muslim University and was elected as a student leader at the university.
- He is the author of Text and Context: The Qur’an and Contemporary Challenges, published by Rupa Publications; a compilation of Arif Muhammad Khan’s thought-provoking articles published in various newspapers and magazines.
- Arif Mohammad Khan was against appeasement of minorities, he was against the Minority Commission and advocated strengthening the National Human Rights Commission which can look after anyone and everyone.
- In January 2023, while addressing a Hindu conclave in Thiruvananthapuram, he said that he did not consider “Hindu” to be a religious term but a geographical term. He said,
I don’t think Hinduism is a religious term…Hinduism is a geographical term. ”
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