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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
J&K parties welcome Donald Trump's offer to mediate on Kashmir
July 24, 2019 1:59 am
National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah congratulated PM Narendra Modi for seeking the “intervention” of US President Donald Trump.
Annulling Articles 370, 35-A will tantamount to constitutional coup: Farooq Abdullah
July 20, 2019 9:02 pm
Referring to Article 35-A, the NC chief said that the special provision was the fallout of Article 370 and fiddling with it will upset all the successive amendments to the presidential order of 1954.
NC will not allow changes in J-K's demography: Farooq Abdullah
July 06, 2019 9:11 pm
Abdullah, while addressing a public gathering in Nowpora locality of the city in Srinagar, claimed that the Muslim character of the state has troubled those forces that are inimical to the very identity and integrity of the state.
Dialogue only way forward for peace in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
June 30, 2019 10:10 pm
Abdullah also wished a blissful pilgrimage to those visiting the holy cave shrine of Amarnath at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas.
Farooq Abdullah: Modi cannot remove Article 370, 35-A from J&K
May 24, 2019 7:45 pm
Farooq Abdullah said the prime minister should make efforts to unite the people of the country instead of dividing them.
Farooq Abdullah hits back at PM Modi: If my family wanted to break India, there would have been no India
April 15, 2019 6:46 pm
Addressing a workers' rally near the city centre here, the former chief minister said Modi should remember that it was him (Abdullah) who held the country's flag when no one wanted to fight elections in the state in 1996.
Farooq Abdullah: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah 'biggest enemies of people'
April 14, 2019 10:25 pm
The National Conference (NC) patron accused the BJP of trying to divert people's attention by propping up emotive issues.
Abrogating Article 370 will pave way for 'freedom' for people of J-K: Farooq Abdullah
April 08, 2019 7:56 pm
Abdullah's remarks come on the day BJP released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls in which the party reiterated its commitment to scrap Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
An election without a campaign
April 07, 2019 10:41 pm
Cautioned against road shows, wary about public anger, afraid of a poll boycott, political parties are trying to find ways to connect to people as the first phase of voting nears in Kashmir. The Indian Express on all they are up against
Have to save country from communal forces: Farooq Abdullah
March 26, 2019 2:41 am
In the run-up to the polls, the NC has sharpened its attack on the Centre and PM Narendra Modi.
