Kamal Akhtar
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kamal Akhtar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|10|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ujhari, Uttar Pradesh, India
| residence =
| office3 = Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start3 = 2012
| term_end3 = 2015
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| successor3 =
| office2 = Cabinet Minister, Food and civil Supply of Uttar Pradesh
| term_start2 = 2015
| term_end2 = 2017
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| constituency1 = Hasanpur
| office = Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 = 2017
| term_start = 10 March 2022
| term_end =
| constituency = Kanth
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| successor =
| office4 = Member of Parliament Of Rajya Sabha
| constituency4 = Uttar Pradesh
| term_start4 = 2004
| term_end4 = 2010
| party = Samajwadi Party
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Humera Bano
| alma_mater = Jamia Millia Islamia
| website =
| relations =
| children =
| profession = Advocate, Politician
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| image = Kamal akthar tyagi.jpg
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Kamal Akhtar (born 24 October 1971) is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been the former Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and a politician from Samajwadi Party as well as a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.{{Cite web |title=kamal-akhtar in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/uttar-pradesh/kamal-akhtar-kanth-candidate-s24a025c02/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}
He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Mahender Singh Kadakhvashi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/uttar-pradesh/hasanpur-mla-results |title=Live HASANPUR Election Results 2017, Leading MLA Candidate, Previous Winner, Uttar Pradesh |website=Ndtv.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-23}}
He won his seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Kanth (Moradabad).{{Cite web |title=kamal-akhtar in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/uttar-pradesh/kamal-akhtar-kanth-candidate-s24a025c02/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Early life
He was born in Ujhari, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Personal life
Kamaal Akhtar was born to Nafeesuddin Ahmad and Mahajabin in Ujhari.{{Cite web |title=जामिया से हसनपुर और अब कांठ... जानिए कौन हैं मुलायम के करीबी रहे सपा के कमाल |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/up-assembly-elections/story/samajwadi-leader-kamal-akhtar-political-profile-hasanpur-kanth-mulayam-singh-yadav-lclv-1407500-2022-02-08 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Aaj Tak |language=hi}} He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and LL.B. at the Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. His wife Humara Akhter was Samajwadi Party Lok sabha candidate from Amroha in the sixteenth Lok sabha election.{{Cite web |title=Humera Akhtar(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- AMROHA(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=3033 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=myneta.info}}
Achievements
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218092835/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/Website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1962 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]
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Category:People from Amroha district
Category:Jamia Millia Islamia alumni
Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027
Category:Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
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