Barq, Shri Shafiqur Rahman Constituency   : Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) Party Name     : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

Father’s Name Shri Hafiz Abdur Rahman Date of Birth 11 Jul 1930 Place of Birth Mohalla Deep Sarai, Sambhal, Distt. Moradabad (UP) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 15 Mar 1948 Spouse’s Name Smt. Quresha Begum No. of Sons 1 Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Agra University, Agra, Uttar Pradesh Profession Businessperson Social Worker Permanent Address Mohalla Deepa Sarai, Sambhal, Distt. Moradabad – 244 001 Uttar Pradesh Tels. (05923) 232786, 09412235786 (M) Present Address 12, Windsor Place, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels. (011) 23782359, 23782362 , 09868180591 (M) Positions Held

1974,1977,1985 & 1989 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms)

1990-91 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

1993 – 94 General-Secretary, Samajwadi Party , Uttar Pradesh

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

Member, Committee on Human Resource Development

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce

1998 -99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub Committee-I on Urban Affairs and Employment

Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Boards

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

15 Apr. 2009 Resigned on 15 April, 2009

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Labour

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs and Corporate Affairs

Social And Cultural Activities 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 Special Interests Upliftment of the poor and the backward; spreading education and protection of the rights of Muslims and other minorities Favourite Pastime and Recreation Constructive social work in the field of education and politics Countries Visited Belgium; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 101st Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Brussels April, 1999; Turkey, U.A.E. in 2010 Other Information 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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