Kamaluddin Ahmed (15 August 1930 – 1 September 2018) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of the

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political party till 2000, when he left the party and joined the

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. He was the union minister of state, civil supplies and public distribution and Minister of State, Commerce in

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from June 1991 to September 1994. Born in

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in 1930, Ahmed studied at

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. He was first elected to

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in 1980 from Warangal constituency in

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state. He was re-elected to the 9th, 10th and 11th Lok Sabha from

Hanamkonda Hanumakonda is a major city and the district headquarters of Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. Earlier Hanumakonda was a separate city, then merged in Greater Warangal now. The three urban cities Kazipet, Hanumakonda and ...

in Andhra Pradesh. He died on 1 September 2018 due to natural causes.

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Ex-minister Kamaluddin joins BJP
1930 births 2018 deaths India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Hanamkonda district {{Telangana-BJP-politician-stub