Name of Member: Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Political Party: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Constituency & State: Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
Lok Sabha Experience: 7,15,16
Sixteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Party Name : |
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC) |
| Email Address : |
iamfarooq70[AT]hotmail[DOT]com |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Shri Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah |
| Mother’s Name |
Late Smt. Akbar Jehan Begam |
| Date of Birth |
21 Oct 1937 |
| Place of Birth |
Srinagar ( Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
14 Sep 1968 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Mollie Abdullah |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.B.B.S.
Educated at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Profession |
Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| 40, Gupkar Road, |
Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir |
Tel : (0194) 2452540, 09018210000 (M)
Fax. (0194) 2452120 |
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| Present Address |
| AB – 9, Tilak Marg, |
| New Delhi-110001 |
| Telefax : (011) 23782102, 09018210000 (M) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1980-82 |
Elected to 7th Lok Sabha |
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| 1982-83 |
Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
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Minister of Health, Jammu & Kashmir |
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| 1983-87 |
Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term) |
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir |
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| 1987-90 |
Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (third term) |
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir |
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| 1996-2002 |
Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fourth term) |
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Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir |
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| Dec. 2008-Feb. 09 |
Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fifth term) |
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| Feb. 2009 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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Leader, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 31 May 2009 – May 2014 |
Union Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy |
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President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
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| 15 April 2017 |
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha in a bye-election (3rd term) |
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| 19 Sept. 2018 onwards |
Member, Standing Committee on Commerce |
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| Special Interests |
| To work for National Health Service in India. |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Photography, classical music and ghazals. |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Golf; Member: (i) Delhi Golf Club; (ii) DLF Golf Club; (iii) Royal Spring Golf Course, Kashmir; and (iv) St. Andrews, Scotland and President, J&K Cricket Association. |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely Travelled |
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| Other Information |
| Awarded (i) Dr. B.C. Roy Award as a medical man -cum-statesman; (ii) D.Litt. (Honoris causa), Aligarh Muslim University; and (iii) Degree of Letters (Honoris Causa), Pondicherry University, Puducherry |
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