Zafar Ali Naqvi
Zafar Ali Naqvi is an Indian politician and Former Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, From Lakhimpur Kheri constituency. His political party is the Indian National Congress.
Zafar Ali Naqvi | |
|---|---|
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009-2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ravi Praskash Verma |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Kumar Mishra |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur Kheri , Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1948 Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Shahnaz Naqvi |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | House No. 45, Masood Hussan Road, Idhgah, Lakhimpur Kheri |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
| As of 17 May, 2009 | |
Biography
Early life
Zafar is a member of the Naqvi family, one of the richest and most prominent families in Lakhimpur.
Education and early career
Zafar Ali Naqvi has done his schooling from Sitapur and attended the University of Lucknow and holds the degrees Bachelor of Arts(B.A.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B).
Previously he has represented Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency, twice, in 1980 and 1989.
Political career
Zafar Ali Naqvi is the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education. He has previously held the responsibilities of Chairman of Minorities Commission, Delhi.
Zafar is a former Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of Bahujan Samaj Party, with a margin of 8,780 securing a total of 184,980 votes.
He was a prominent figure in a high-profile Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Indian general election, 2009. Congress won 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh mainly because of the efforts from Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the state. The election saw the Indian National Congress to become the majority stake holder in Parliament.
Senior Congress leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, Digvijay Singh have raised calls for Zafar Ali Naqvi to be the candidate in 2009 elections. It is felt because of his clean image, he is able to connect with the common man who form the majority of the population.
His supporters claim that Zafar's promise of getting the Meter gauge railway track of the district converted to Broad gauge was delivered in mere 22 months of his becoming the MP. But the fact remains that the conversion of the gauge started after Narendra Modi became the PM and started the conversion of the gauge everywhere in India. The work is still not complete as of March 2019, but the credit goes the current MP Teni Bhaiya and the PM Modi. He has become an Icon among the politicians of the State with action par excellence. His crusade for Flood causes in Lakhimpur and development for his constituency has earned him high praises across the country. Lakhimpur fondly calls him the Statesman who has brought back smile on the faces of traders, farmers and the AAM AADMI of Lakhimpur Khiri.
Personal life
Zafar's spouse, Shahnaz Naqvi is from Kanpur. He has two sons- elder son Monis is a Pilot and younger son Saif Ali Naqvi is a Politician of INC. He has been the life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.
References
- Member of Parliament
- 2009 LokSabha Candidates' Affidavit Data
- Amar Ujala - Today is Zafar Naqvi's day
- Nerdz 2003, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
- Lakhimpur, General Elections 2009
- Updated Election Results Details of Kheri
- Congress will keep both BSP and SP away
- Inshallah! Muslim quota in IITs, IIMs-India-The Times of India
- Minorities complain against police-Delhi-Cities-The Times of India
- Congress fields Dasai Choudhary against LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan-The Times of India
External links
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Ravi Prakash Verma |
Member for Lakhimpur Kheri 2009 – 2014 |
Incumbent |