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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
June 10, 1983, Forty Years Ago: British Elections
June 09, 2023 11:02 pm
Polling started in a landmark British general election that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said would “reverberate through our history”. Final opinion polls gave the Tories lead averaging 20 points over the Labour Party.
BJP’s Tarun Chugh slams Farooq Abdullah over talks with Islamabad: ‘remains a pawn in the hands of Pakistan’
June 05, 2023 3:54 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made J&K an epicentre of tourism from terrorism, Tarun Chugh said.
Farooq Abdullah challenges government's claims about ending terrorism in J&K
May 01, 2023 10:06 pm
He also questioned the central government for not holding the G20 meeting in Jammu and questioned the silence of local BJP leaders on the matter.
May 1, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Centre’s ‘ultimatum’
May 01, 2023 7:15 am
Atmosphere in the Golden Temple remained surcharged with tension and consternation, a clarification by the Union Minister of State for Home, P Venkatasubbaiah on the “ultimatum” to the SGPC authorities notwithstanding.
April 24, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Punjab government
April 24, 2023 8:08 am
Akali Dal president Harchand Singh Longowal ruled out the possibility of a Congress (I)-Akali coalition government in Punjab.
J&K leaders meet EC, ask for Assembly elections to be announced
March 17, 2023 1:34 am
The Opposition, in a memorandum, asked the EC to announce polls as it would restore the democratic rights of the people of J&K.
J&K Opposition parties to meet national leaders, EC to seek statehood, early Assembly polls
March 12, 2023 1:58 am
On whether J&K Oppn delegation will also meet PM Modi and Amit Shah during their Delhi visit, Farooq Abdullah said they will decide it only after meeting other national leaders
Oppn divisions come to the fore: In letter to PM Modi, Congress, DMK, Left missing
March 06, 2023 10:06 am
Both the Congress and the DMK have dismissed the idea of a third front, or a non-Congress grouping, taking on the BJP. But the letter protesting against Manish Sisodia’s arrest illustrates that parties such as AAP, BRS, and TMC perhaps do not agree.
'Stalin, come to the national scene’: As TN CM turns 70, Opp leaders make unity pitch, Cong plays down PM name debate
March 02, 2023 5:16 am
‘Like-minded’ parties opposed to the BJP come together in Chennai; TMC, BRS, Left conspicuous by their absence.
Need of the hour, says Farooq, as NC to BJP, all come for yagna for ‘eternal peace of martyred soldiers’ in Jammu
January 29, 2023 12:26 pm
NC supremo attended the prayers Saturday as did Union Minister Jitendra Singh; the 39th such yagna, held after 18 years
