Abdullah, Dr. Farooq

Abdullah,Dr. Farooq

 

 

Sixteenth Lok Sabha

Members Bioprofile

 

Abdullah, Dr. Farooq
Constituency   : Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
Party Name     : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference(J&KNC)
Email Address : iamfarooq70[AT]hotmail[DOT]com
 
 

 

 

 
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
 
 
 
Present Address
AB – 9, Tilak Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Telefax : (011) 23782102, 09018210000 (M)
 
 
 
Positions Held

 

 

1980-82 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha

 

 

1982-83 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly

 

 

  Minister of Health, Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

1983-87 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (second term)

 

 

  Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

1987-90 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (third term)

 

 

  Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

1996-2002 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fourth term)

 

 

  Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

2002 Member, Rajya Sabha

 

 

Dec. 2008-Feb. 09 Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (fifth term)

 

 

Feb. 2009 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)

 

 

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

 

 

  Leader, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

 

 

31 May 2009 – May 2014 Union Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy

 

 

  President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

 

 

15 April 2017 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha in a bye-election (3rd term)

 

 

19 Sept. 2018 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Commerce

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Interests
To work for National Health Service in India.
 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Photography, classical music and ghazals.
 
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.
 
Countries Visited
Widely Travelled
 
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