Ghulam Nabi Azad - Age, Wiki and Bio

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	07/03/1949
Age	75 years
Birthplace	Soti village, Gandoh, Jammu and Kashmir

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu and Kashmir University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
Degree	Bachelor of Science at Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu and Kashmir Master's degree in Zoology (1972) at University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

Personal Life

School	Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, Srinagar
Address	House No. 9, Hyderpora Byepass, District Badgam, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Marriage Date

1980

Family

Wife/Spouse

Shameem Dev Azad (Kashmiri singer)

Children

Son	Saddam Nabi Azad
Daughter	Sofiya Nabi Azad

Parents

Father	Rahamatullah Batt
Mother	Basa Begum

Siblings

Brother	Liaqat Ali (politician) Ghulam Ali Azad (politician) Ghulam Qadir Bhatt (politician)
Sister	Shakeela Begum

Career

Political Party	Democratic Azad Party (September 2022-present) Indian National Congress (1973-August 2022)
Political Journey	1973: Joined Indian National Congress as the secretary for the Block Congress Committee in Bhalessa 1975: Nominated as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress 1980: Appointed as the President of the All-India Youth Congress 1982: Appointed in Central Government as Deputy Minister in charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ministry 1983-1984: Served as the Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting 1984: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1984-1986: Served as the Minister of State- Parliamentary Affairs 1986: Minister of State- Home Affairs October 1986-1987: Minister of State- Food and Civil Supplies 1989: Member of the Rajya Sabha June 1991- December 1992: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Civil Aviation and Tourism 1996: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir 2002: Member of the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir May 2004-October 2005: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs May 2004- October 2005: Union Minister- Urban Development 2005: Resigned as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 2005: Appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 2005-2008: Served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 2008: Elected as the MLA of the Bhaderwah Assembly constituency 2009: Appointed as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare 2015: Appointed as the Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha 2015-2021: Served as the leader of opposition 2022: Resigned from the Congress party 26 September 2022: Launched his own party named Democratic Azad Party in Jammu and Kashmir

Political Party

Democratic Azad Party (September 2022-present)
Indian National Congress (1973-August 2022)

Political Journey

1973: Joined Indian National Congress as the secretary for the Block Congress Committee in Bhalessa
1975: Nominated as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress
1980: Appointed as the President of the All-India Youth Congress
1982: Appointed in Central Government as Deputy Minister in charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ministry
1983-1984: Served as the Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting
1984: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
1984-1986: Served as the Minister of State- Parliamentary Affairs
1986: Minister of State- Home Affairs
October 1986-1987: Minister of State- Food and Civil Supplies
1989: Member of the Rajya Sabha
June 1991- December 1992: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
January 1993- May 1996: Union Minister- Civil Aviation and Tourism
1996: Appointed as the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir
2002: Member of the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir
May 2004-October 2005: Union Minister- Parliamentary Affairs
May 2004- October 2005: Union Minister- Urban Development
2005: Resigned as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
2005: Appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
2005-2008: Served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
2008: Elected as the MLA of the Bhaderwah Assembly constituency
2009: Appointed as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare
2015: Appointed as the Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
2015-2021: Served as the leader of opposition
2022: Resigned from the Congress party
26 September 2022: Launched his own party named Democratic Azad Party in Jammu and Kashmir

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician with over four decades of experience in the Indian National Congress.
He served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008 and as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare from 2009 to 2014.
In 2022, Azad resigned from the Indian National Congress citing his discontent with the party leaders.
He is often referred to as the 'crisis manager' of the Congress party.
Azad was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 2022.

Ghulam Nabi Azad Age, Wiki and Bio

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Some Lesser Known Facts

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