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Father's Name
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Shri Hafiz Abdur Rahman
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Hazra Begum
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Date of Birth
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11 Jul 1930
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Place of Birth
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Deepa Sarai, Sambhal, Distt. Sambhal (UP)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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15 Mar 1948
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Spouse's Name
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Late Smt. Queresha Begum
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. Educated at Agra University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
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Profession
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Businessperson
Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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Barq Manzil, Deepa Sarai, Sambhal,
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Distt-Sambhal-244302 (UP)
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Tels. (05923) 232786, 09412235786, 09868180591(M)
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Present Address
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7, Pandit Pant Marg
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New Delhi-110001
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09868180591(M)
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Positions Held
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1974,1977,1985 & 1989
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Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Four Terms)
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1990-91
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Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
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1993 - 94
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General-Secretary, Samajwadi Party , Uttar Pradesh
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce
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1998 -99
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Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub Committee-I on Urban Affairs and Employment
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Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Boards
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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15 Apr. 2009
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Resigned on 15 April, 2009
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Labour
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs and Corporate Affairs
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 - 12 Sept. 2020
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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09 Oct. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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13 Sept. 2020 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Established a National Library at Sambhal in Moradabad; Founder and Life Member, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Post-Graduate College, Sambhal (also Convenor, Urdu Department of the College); Organiser, All India Mushaira in 1957, 1958 and 1959; President, Jannat Nishan High School, Sambhal
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Special Interests
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Politics and free public service; Upliftment of the poor and the backward; spreading education and protection of the rights of Muslims and other minorities
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Shayri, reading books and doing constructive social work in the field of education and politics
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Sports and Clubs
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Former Hockey player
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Countries Visited
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Belgium; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 101st Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Brussels April, 1999; Rome (Italy), Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U.A.E. in 2010
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Other Information
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Convenor, Babri Masjid Action Committee; Member, Haj Committee of India, 1998-99 and 2004-2009; launched a movement for the sake of Babri Masjid on democratic and constitutional lines in 1986; imprisoned in District Jail Moradabad under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A.); and DIR as political prisoner, 1975-77; Chairman and Founder Trusty, BARQ Education and Science Trust, Delhi
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