Azizullah Azmi (7 April 1929 24 May 2010), also known as A. U. Azmi, was an Indian politician who served as
member of the 7th Lok Sabha from
Jaunpur parliamentary constituency in 1980.
He was affiliated with
Janata Party (S).
Biography
He was born on 7 April 1929 to Alhaj Mohammad Nazir at Bakhra village of
Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...
, UP.
He received his education from
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama (translated as, House of Knowledge and Assembly of Scholars University) is an Islamic seminary in Lucknow, India. It was established by the Nadwatul Ulama, a council of Muslim scholars, on 26 September 1898.
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and later obtained bachelor's degree in
Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) from
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...
in 1956. After obtaining his medicine degree, he established All India Unani Tibbi Conference and served its president, in addition to practising medicine at
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur () is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 228 km southeast of state capital Lucknow. Demographically, Jaunpur resembles the rest ...
. He was also associated with
All India Muslim Majlis.
He was married to Masroor Jahan Azmi, with whom he had ten children, including two daughters and eight sons.
References
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1929 births
2013 deaths
Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama alumni
Aligarh Muslim University alumni
India MPs 1980–1984
Politicians from Azamgarh district
Janata Party (Secular) politicians