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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
Farooq Abdullah has 'tremendous potential' to create public disorder: PSA order
September 19, 2019 8:25 pm
The 81-year-old Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, under detention since August 5 when the Centre revoked the state's special status, has also been accused of making speeches glorifying terrorists and separatists.
Farooq Abdullah spends first day after detention under PSA meeting daughter and sister, reading newspapers
September 17, 2019 10:21 pm
The National Conference president has been booked under the 'public order' provision of the PSA, under which a person can be kept in jail for six months without a trial, the officials said.
Release detained leaders, stop creating space for terrorists in J&K: Rahul to Centre
September 17, 2019 9:36 pm
“It’s obvious that the Government is trying to remove nationalist leaders like Farooq Abdullah Ji to create a political vacuum in Jammu & Kashmir that will be filled by terrorists,” Gandhi said.
NC MP questions Farooq Abdullah’s PSA detention, party eyes legal move
September 17, 2019 7:13 am
National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi pointed out that then Prime Minister A B Vajpayee had deputed Farooq to put forth India’s stand in the UN Commission on Human Rights at Geneva.
Opposition leaders condemn PSA move against NC chief Farooq Abdullah
September 17, 2019 3:19 am
CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury called the move a “brazen attack on democratic rights and civil liberties of a sitting MP” and “a cowardly afterthought by the BJP government”.
PM Modi met Farooq Abdullah, now he is a threat? Owaisi slams Centre's decision
September 16, 2019 8:25 pm
Abdullah, who has been under detention since August 5, was booked under the PSA for being a “threat to public order” and may now remain under detention for one year or longer.
SC issues notice to Centre, J&K on detention of NC chief Farooq Abdullah
September 16, 2019 1:06 pm
The Indian Express has learnt that Farooq Abdullah has been detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. Sources
Thou shalt not
September 14, 2019 12:25 am
Courts have expanded contours of free speech but their curious gag orders in J&K are shrinking it
J-K High Court: MPs can meet Farooq, Omar Abdullah but can’t brief press
September 13, 2019 7:06 am
Following the Centre’s decision to scrap J&K’s special status, Farooq Abdullah has been placed under house arrest in Srinagar while Omar Abdullah has been detained at Hari Niwas.
Vaiko files habeas corpus plea in Supreme Court, says unable to contact Farooq Abdullah
September 12, 2019 6:59 am
Through his plea, the Rajya Sabha MP urged the court to do the needful to enable Abdullah to attend the conference.
