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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
Hope it will be start of better relationship between India, Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah on Jaishankar's visit for SCO meet
October 05, 2024 4:55 pm
India on Friday announced that Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October.
J-K race in last lap, allies NC, Congress keep to their own lanes – largely
September 28, 2024 7:39 am
While top leaders rarely shared a platform, parties managed to contain rebel numbers, point out such issues not unexpected in an alliance.
ED goes to court with fresh charges against Farooq Abdullah in JKCA case
September 11, 2024 5:28 am
Last month, the J&K High Court quashed the chargesheet filed by the ED under the PMLA against Farooq Abdullah and some other former office-bearers of the JKCA on the ground that the central agency did not have jurisdiction in the case.
Turbulent history of Congress, National Conference relations: Bad blood to accords, rivalry to alliances
August 27, 2024 6:58 am
Cong, NC tie-up for upcoming J&K polls, first in a decade, also assumes significance since NC manifesto promises restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, an issue Cong has skirted
Decode Politics: Ahead of Assembly polls, why a big relief for Farooq Abdullah
August 23, 2024 6:41 pm
HC quashes ED case lodged against the former CM and NC chief in 2019 on technical grounds; Apni Party questions timing
Step towards restoring democracy: Parties welcome J&K poll dates
August 17, 2024 7:43 am
Congress reiterates statehood demand; better late than never, says NC’s Omar
JKCA case: HC quashes ED charge sheets against Farooq Abdullah, others
August 14, 2024 7:16 pm
Abdullah has been questioned multiple times by the agency in the case.
‘So many troops on border, how are (terrorists) coming in?’: Farooq Abdullah talks of ‘collusion’
August 12, 2024 11:01 am
Senior BJP leaders and former deputy chief ministers, Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta, described Abdullah’s statement as “utterly baseless” and made “out of frustration after having lost political relevance” in the J&K.
July 27, 1984, Forty Years Ago: J&K Security Concern
July 26, 2024 11:30 pm
UNION HOME Minister P V Narasimha Rao said that the Jammu and Kashmir governor did not commit any constitutional impropriety in dismissing the Farooq Abdullah Ministry.
National Conference discusses upcoming J&K Assembly elections
July 04, 2024 2:43 am
In a statement, the party said, “During this time, core competencies and future courses of action will be discussed and put into perspective.” The party’s Lok Sabha election performance, in which it won two of the three seats, was also analysed.
