Zafar Ali Naqvi (born 24 April 1948) is an Indian politician and former

Member of parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct Elections in I ...

, from

Lakhimpur Kheri Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of . The nation ...

constituency. His political party is the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. He was also cabinet minister for Home and Environment in U.P. Government.

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 The University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is a public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1920, the University of Lucknow is one of the oldest government owned institutions of higher edu ...

and holds the degrees

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(B.A.) and

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

(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 Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. Zafar is a former Home Minister of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. In the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, he has closely defeated Iliyas Azmi of

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

, with a margin of 8,780 securing a total of 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 of

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and

Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (''née'' Gandhi; born 12 January 1972) is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of former Prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi ...

in the state. The election saw the

become the majority stake holder in Parliament. Senior Congress leaders such as

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, Digvijay Singh have raised calls for Zafar Ali Naqvi to be the candidate in 2009 elections. His supporters claim that Zafar's promise of getting the

Meter gauge Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...

railway track of the district converted to

Broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

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.

Personal life

Zafar's spouse, Shahnaz Naqvi is from

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

. He has two sons- elder son Monis is a pilot and younger son Saif Ali Naqvi is a politician of

INC Inc. or inc may refer to: * Incorporation (business), as a suffix indicating a corporation * ''Inc.'' (magazine), an American business magazine * Inc. No World, a Los Angeles-based band * Indian National Congress, a political party in India * I ...

. He has been the life member of International Film And Television Club of

Asian Academy of Film & Television Noida Film City houses the Asian Academy of Film & Television and Marwah Films & Video Studios along with prominent news channels from India. It is located in Sector 16-A Noida, India. It was founded in 1988 by Sandeep Marwah, an Indian film pro ...

References

Member of Parliament

2009 LokSabha Candidates' Affidavit Data

Amar Ujala - Today is Zafar Naqvi's day

Jamia Hamdard Jamia Hamdard ( ur, ) is an institute of higher education deemed to be university located in New Delhi, India. It is a government-funded university. Established in 1989, it was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India Shri R ...

, New Delhi
Lakhimpur, General Elections 2009

Updated Election Results Details of Kheri

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

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLQzPhT7BjY
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naqvi, Zafar Ali Living people Indian National Congress politicians People from Lakhimpur Kheri India MPs 2009–2014 Indian Shia Muslims University of Lucknow alumni 1948 births Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad alumni Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election