Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician and former member of the Indian National Congress. He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2021. He also served as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2005-2008) and Minister of Health and Family Welfare (2009-2014). On August 26, 2022, he quit the party due to dissatisfaction with the party leaders.
Wiki/Biography
Ghulam Nabi Azad (age 73 as of 2022) was born on Monday, March 7, 1949, in Soti village, Gando Province, Jammu and Kashmir. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He received his education from Jammu and Kashmir School Education Board, Srinagar. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu, and Master’s degree in Zoology from Kashmir University, Srinagar (1972).
appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Azad’s father’s name is Rahamatullah Batt (late) and his mother’s name is Basa Begum (late). He has three brothers: Liaquat Ali, Ghulam Ali Azad and Ghulam Qadir Butt. They are all politicians.
Ghulam Ali Azad, younger brother of Ghulam Nabi Azad
His sister’s name is Shakeela Begum.
wife and children
In 1980, Ghulam Nabi Azad married Kashmiri singer Shameem Dev Azad.
Ghulam Nabi Azad and his wife
They have a son, Saddam Nabi Azad, and a daughter, Sofia Nabi Azad.
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s son
Ghulam Nabi Azad and his daughter
address
Ghulam Nabi Azad lives in House No. 9, Hyderpora Byepass, Badgam District, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
sign
Signature of Ghulam Nabi Azad
political career
He is a long-time member of the party and was a member of the Indira Gandhi government. Azad began his political career in 1973 when he joined the Indian National Congress as secretary of the District Congress Committee in Balesar. In 1975, he was nominated as the President of Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress. In 1980, he was appointed President of the All India Youth Congress.
Ghulam Nabi Azad and Indira Gandhi
1980 Lok Sabha elections
In 1980, Ghulam Nabi Azad contested from the Washim Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra and defeated JNP candidate Aad Pratasingh Ra by 1,51,478 votes. Ade Pratapsing Ramsing, won the seat. In 1982, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Law, Justice and Corporate Affairs of the Central Government. From 1983 to 1984, he served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
1984 Lok Sabha elections
In 1984, he was re-elected as member of the Washim Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. From 1984 to 1986, he served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. In 1986, he was nominated as Minister of State for the Ministry of Interior. Since October 1986, he has been appointed Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies.
As a member of the Federal Council
In 1989, he became a member of the Maharashtra Rajya Sabha. From June 1991 to December 1992, he served as Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. In January 1993, he was appointed Federal Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, serving until May 1996. In 1996, he was appointed Federal Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir. In 2002, he was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Federal Assembly. In May 2004, he was appointed Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Federal Minister for Urban Development; he served until October 2005. On April 29, 2006, he resigned as a member of the Federal Assembly and became the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on November 2, 2005. In 2009, he was appointed Minister of Health and Family Welfare. From 2015 to 2021, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Federal House of Representatives.
chief minister of jammu and kashmir
In 2002, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of Jammu and Kashmir formed a coalition government with the Indian National Congress (Congress). Mufti Muhammad Saeed of the People’s Democratic Party served as the chief minister for the first three years, and the Congress Party Ghulam Nabi Azad served as chief minister for the next three years. . He served as the seventh Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from November 2, 2005 to July 11, 2008.
2006 polls for four seats in J&K
In 2002, Mohammad Sharif Niaz won the Badwa parliamentary seat. However, he vacated his seat within six months to fulfill his constitutional obligation to be a member of the legislature. Thereafter, a by-election poll was announced for the seat. By-elections were held in Rafiabad, Patan, Sangrama and Bhadwah parliamentary constituencies in 2006, during which Ghulam Nabi Azad contested from Bhadwah parliamentary constituency. He won the seat by defeating the BJP’s Kaushal Kotwal by a margin of 58,015 votes.
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections 2008
In 2008, he contested from Bhadwah parliamentary constituency and defeated the BJP candidate Daya Krishan.
2014 Lok Sabha elections
In 2014, he contested and lost the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
Resign from the company
In 2022, he resigned from all positions, including key members of the Congress party, saying that the party was “totally destroyed” and claiming that after Rahul Gandhi was appointed as Congress vice-president in 2013, all senior and experienced Rich leaders are marginalized.
established his own political party
On September 26, 2022, he established his own political party in Jammu and Kashmir called the “Democratic Freedom Party”; he also raised the flag of the new party.
Ghulam Nabi Azad holds the flag of the new political party Democratic Azad Party
dispute
In 2022, Azad sparked controversy after he was nominated for the Padma Shri Award. Many Congress leaders said on social media that the award was given to him by the BJP to facilitate his joining the party. Some leaders also said it was unusual for the PPP to recognize Azad’s social work while the Congress could not. Azad later took to Twitter to clarify the accusations, saying:
Some people spread mischievous propaganda and create chaos. Nothing has been removed or added to my Twitter profile. Profiles are the same as before. ”
award
In March 2022, Ghulam Nabi Azad was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of the Republic of India, by President Ram Nath.
Ghulam Nabi Azad wins Padma Shri Award
assets/property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 2,03,33,590.
net worth
As of 2014, Azad’s net worth is Rs. 4,13,89,590.
Facts/Trivia
- Azad also worked in the Manmohan Singh government.
Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr. Manmohan Singh
- In 2012, when he was India’s health minister, he was involved in the National Rural Health Mission and launched the National Urban Health Mission for the urban poor. He said in an interview that people should get married between the ages of 25 and 30 in order to control the country’s population. He further stated,
If every village had electricity, people would watch TV late into the night and then go to bed. They won’t have the chance to have children. When there is no electricity, there is nothing else to do except give birth. “
- In 2021, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became emotional as he bid farewell to Azad, whose term as a member of the Lok Sabha ended. In his speech, he said,
Eight people were killed in a terror attack in Gujarat. The first call I received was from Ghulam Nabiji. The call wasn’t just to tell me about it, but he couldn’t stop crying on the phone. It is caring, like a family member. “
- In 2021, Azad left the Union House saying he was proud to be a Hindustani Muslim. He said in his speech,
I am one of those lucky people who have never been to Pakistan. When I read about the situation in Pakistan, I feel proud to be a Hindustani Muslim. If any Muslim in the world should be proud, it should be the Indian Muslims. Over the years we have seen how Muslim countries from Afghanistan to Iraq have been destroyed. There were no Hindus or Christians there – they were fighting each other. “
- On August 16, 2022, Sonia Gandhi nominated Azad as the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress Party’s campaign committee, but he refused to join the committee. One Congress leader said of this:
The newly formed campaign committee ignored the wishes of J&K’s rank and file workers. They were treated unfairly. This is why Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as he was not satisfied with the committee. “
- Azad is considered the “crisis manager” of the Congress party.
- When he received the Padma Shri in 2022, he said:
I like it when someone recognizes my work. Even through the ups and downs at different stages of my life, I always tried to serve the people, be it in social or political spheres or as the (former) Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. “
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