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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
Decision 2019: Farooq Abdullah files nomination papers for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat
March 25, 2019 1:31 pm
The Srinagar Lok Sabha seat is spread over three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. It has 12,90,318 voters who will cast their votes at 1,716 polling stations. The last date for filing nomination papers for the second phase is March 26.
Congress to fight both Jammu seats, NC’s Farooq Srinagar
March 21, 2019 12:17 am
Emerging from a meeting with senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni at his residence in Bhatindi area of Jammu, the NC chief said, “Whether we win or they win (the remaining three seats), secular forces will get strengthened.”
J&K alliance sealed: Congress gets two, NC one; friendly contest on three Lok Sabha seats
March 20, 2019 8:06 pm
The two parties had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections together as well, and ended up with no seat. The BJP had won both the seats in the Jammu region and one in Ladakh, while the PDP had won all the three constituencies in Kashmir.
BJP dividing people; country not in trouble, Modi is: Farooq Abdullah
March 18, 2019 5:34 am
Addressing a public meeting asking people to vote for party candidate B R Kundal in Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency, he recalled that he had contested the 1996 elections when no one was ready to join the democratic process in view of peak militancy at that time.
'Totally for elections': Farooq Abdullah on Balakot airstrikes
March 11, 2019 5:53 pm
The NC president said all parties are in favour of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and now the public should understand what their motive is.
Minorities feeling threatened under ruling dispensation: Farooq Abdullah
March 08, 2019 7:09 pm
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make it clear that the country does not belong to only "one party or a particular sect of people".
Amid tense situation in Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah speaks to Rajnath Singh
February 24, 2019 2:29 pm
Residents of Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley went on a panic buying spree on Saturday as government departments issued circulars and advisories, which hinted at the possibility of long drawn disruption in normal life.
Dialogue between India and Pakistan imperative for peace: Farooq Abdullah
January 17, 2019 11:39 pm
In his public address at Tangdhar along the Line of Control in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Vajpayee had said that both India and Pakistan will progress together if they remain, friends, otherwise both will have to suffer, the NC leader recalled.
Centre can take up Kashmir issue with Hurriyat: Farooq Abdullah
January 11, 2019 1:44 pm
Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat's comment a day earlier on engaging with Taliban without any preconditions, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said if the Army could suggest it, then the Centre should also talk with the Hurriyat leaders to solve the Kashmir issue.
NC to contest polls, PDP says clear stand on 35A, Ayodhya
January 07, 2019 3:21 am
The NC had boycotted the recently concluded panchayat and municipal polls in the state.
