Fouzia Khan

Fauzia Tahseen Khan, also known as Fauzia Khan, is an Indian politician of the Nationalist Congress Party. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra. [1]She is the National president of Nationalist Mahila Congress (NCP's Women's wing),[2] an Ex-Minister of State of Government of Maharashtra in India. She was two time M.L.C. i.e. member of Legislative Council the upper house of Maharashtra Legislature.[3][4] Convent-educated Khan is the first Muslim woman in the state who has served as minister in the Maharashtra government and is widely regarded as an educated female face of the party.[5]

Fauzia Tahseen Khan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
03 April 2020
Preceded byMajeed Memon
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Minister of state in Government of Maharashtra
In office
2009–2014
Minister of state in Government of Maharashtra
In office
2008–2009
ConstituencyNominated
Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
21 February 2002 – 20 February 2008
In office
2008–2014
Personal details
Born (1957-02-19) 19 February 1957
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
Spouse(s)Tahseen Ahmed Khan
Children1 Son, 1 Daughter
ResidenceParbhani, Maharashtra, India
EducationM.A., M.Phil., PhD.
OccupationAgriculture/Educationist

Portfolio held

She was minister of state (junior minister) with portfolios for School Education, Women & Child Development, Cultural Affairs, General Administration, Information & Public Relations, Minorities Development (including Aukaf), and Protocol.[6]

Political profile

Fauzia Khan belongs Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Sharad Pawar. She has been two times served as member of legislative council of Maharashtra. Her paternal home is Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She moved to Parbhani after marriage where she started her political career by contesting the election for the post of President of Parbhani Municipal Council.

Contributions

Fauzia Khan heads the Federation of All Maharashtra Minority Education Organisation (FAME) and runs several educational institutions in Parbhani.[7]
In the year 2008 she donated 5 acres of land to develop off-campus educational complex by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) at Aurangabad.[8]
As a minister in Govt. of Maharashtra she was instrumental in identifying a 332-acre site for Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Maharashtra Center at Khuldabad near Aurangabad.[9][10]

As she is professor too she has done so many social welfare activities related to women.

References
  1. "Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale, Udayanraje Bhosale among seven elected to Rajya Sabha". Pune Mirror. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. Ministers in Government of Maharashtra
  4. List of Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
  6. Portfolio of Ministers in Government of Maharashtra.
  7. First Muslim lady in cabinet in Maharashtra. Ummid.com (2009-11-08). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
  8. Land donated by MLC for Urdu University. Hindu.com (2008-10-12). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
  9. AMU team inspects sites for Maharashtra campus. Twocircles.net (2011-10-29). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
  10. AMU Announces Its Choice Of Land For Its Center In Maharashtra State. Myamu.in (2011-11-04). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
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