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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
Like farmers, we're ready to make sacrifices to reclaim our rights: Farooq Abdullah
December 05, 2021 8:50 pm
He was addressing party workers at a youth convention on the occasion of the birth anniversary of his father Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
Amit Shah ‘mann ki baat’: why Pakistan, if talks are to be held, will do it with brothers, sisters of Valley
October 26, 2021 7:32 am
He asked for removal of the bullet-proof frame around the podium and told the crowd — it included BJP workers, beneficiaries of government schemes, members of Panchayati Raj institutions — that he wished to speak his “mann ki baat”.
Farooq Abdullah expresses surprise over Amit Shah's comment on restoration of J&K statehood
October 25, 2021 10:27 am
Farooq Abdullah expressed surprise over the logic being advanced by the central leadership that the statehood will be restored after the completion of the delimitation of constituencies and holding of elections.
Ram belongs to entire world, not just to BJP, RSS: Farooq Abdullah
September 26, 2021 5:05 am
“Lord Rama is not only Hindus’ Ram. He is Ram of entire world. They [BJP] have made him theirs, as if he is only for them and not for anybody else. Ram is everybody’s Ram, not only of the BJP and the RSS,” the National Conference leader said.
Farooq, Omar Abdullah express grief over demise of Sahitya Akademi awardee Aziz Hajini
September 13, 2021 12:13 pm
Hajini, who hailed from Hajin Sonawari area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district, held several positions in academic and literary circles.
Hope Taliban will deliver good governance following Islamic principles in Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah
September 08, 2021 1:10 pm
“They should try to develop friendly relations with every country,” the National Conference chief told reporters in Srinagar.
Regret that my party didn't participate in J&K panchayat polls: NC president Farooq Abdullah
August 31, 2021 12:20 pm
"Soon a government will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir which will make government officials answerable to the people," Abdullah said.
Upon return from Delhi, Farooq says 'level of mistrust' in JK, Omar demands statehood before polls
June 26, 2021 6:33 pm
Farooq said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru promised plebiscite to the people of J&K but went back on it adding before the 1996 elections, then PM P V Narasimha Rao had promised autonomy to J&K from the floor of the house.
J&K talks: Here's what unfolded at the first meet and what lies ahead
June 25, 2021 1:38 pm
What happens next – whether the meeting is a photo-op or the start of a process will be known in the way the Centre picks up the threads. Some leaders have suggested that, perhaps, a more structured process will help build on what was achieved.
Across the spectrum: What UT’s leaders said after meet
June 25, 2021 12:06 pm
"The takeaway from the meeting was that the PM said that he wanted to remove ‘dil ki doori and Dilli ki doori’ but I as well as other leaders are sure that one meeting is not enough for the same. However, a process has begun." says NC leader Omar Abdullah.
