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Farooq Abdullah
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- Born 21 October 1937
- Age 87
- Birth Place Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir, British India
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- In Office Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 April 2017 - 4 June 2024, 4th Chief Minister Of The State Of Jammu & Kashmir 9 October 1996 - 18 October 2002, Union Minister Of New And Renewable Energy 28 May 2009 - 26 May 2014
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Farooq Abdullah BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 26 Jan 2025
Farooq Abdullah is the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir-based party National Conference and former Union minister and chief minister of the erstwhile state. He served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982 and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy betw...
Farooq Abdullah PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah |
| Spouse | Mollie Abdullah (1968), |
| Children | Omar, Safia, Hinna, Sara |
| Education | Tyndale Biscoe School, Sawai Man Singh Medical College |
POSITIONS HELD BY Farooq Abdullah
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | N/A |
| Member of the 16th Lok Sabha | 16 April 2017 - Present |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | N/A |
FAROOQ ABDULLAH NEWS
The curious case of the silence of the Abdullahs on delimitation panel order
May 09, 2022 8:32 am
While the party issued a statement, many thought it was too mild
Omar thanks Kerala guv for confirming Farooq's stand on Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping
March 28, 2022 3:53 pm
Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of the then Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was kidnapped by JKLF terrorists on December 8, 1989.
Changes unfortunate, delimitation further alienated people: Farooq
February 27, 2022 8:01 am
Calling the proposed changes to the constituencies unfortunate, Abdullah said: “Election is the basis of democracy and the very first thing for that is the delimitation report."
Delimitation Commission: Draft report proposes massive changes in Kashmir division
February 05, 2022 10:33 pm
The commission’s voluminous draft report proposes redrawing of the Anantnag Parliamentary seat by including Rajouri and Poonch from the Jammu region
J&K ex-CMs lose elite cover, force downsized
January 07, 2022 7:38 am
The SSG Act had been amended following the abrogation of J&K's special status, omitting the clause that the force provide security to former chief ministers and their families. It will continue to guard the CM and family.
Gupkar alliance says delimitation panel proposal ‘divisive’, plans Jan 1 protest
December 22, 2021 3:40 am
The meeting said the proposal “will further divide the ranks of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, deepen their alienation and create a much bigger void between communities and regions’’.
As PM, Deve Gowda visited J&K despite SPG objections: Farooq Abdullah
December 14, 2021 7:58 am
Abdullah was speaking at the launch of Deve Gowda's biography, Furrows In A Field: The Unexplored Life of HD Deve Gowda, by journalist Sugata Srinivasaraju.
NC MPs to attend meeting of Jammu and Kashmir delimitation panel
December 14, 2021 7:10 am
The three NC parliamentarians — Farooq Abdullah, Hasnain Masoodi and Akbar Lone – who are associate members of the delimitation panel had stayed away from the earlier meeting held in February this year.
No way for govt but to hold talks with Pakistan for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah
December 12, 2021 8:01 am
🔴 Even if sky and earth join hands, J&K will never fall in their hands, says NC leader, without naming Pakistan
Centre trying to push delimitation report deadline again: Farooq Abdullah
December 08, 2021 9:23 pm
🔴 Abdullah’s statement came after the Union Home Ministry avoided mentioning a deadline for the Delimitation Commission to submit its report, even though it has to give findings on or before March 6, 2022.
