Iliyas Azmi (22 August 1934 – 4 June 2023) was an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament from
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
. He represented
Shahabad, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha constituency in 2004 and
Kheri (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2009 for the
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) is a 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), along with Religious ...
. He later joined the
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
, and quit the Aam Aadmi Party and PAC in 2016.
Life
Azmi was born on 22 August 1934 at Sadarpur Barauli-Phulpur in
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 ...
, Uttar Pradesh.
His father's name was Mohammed Maruf. He was educated at Roztul Olum, Phulpur as a
Hafiz.
Azmi married the late
Smt. Badarunnisa on 2 May 1950.
He had four sons and four daughters. Azmi died in
Apollo Hospitals
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian multinational healthcare group headquartered in Chennai. It is the largest for-profit private hospital network in India, with a network of 71 owned and managed hospitals. Along with the eponym ...
on 4 June 2023, at the age of 88.
Positions Held
* 1980–1986: General Secretary, Muslim Majlis, Uttar Pradesh.
* 1986–1987: Vice-President, Muslim Majlis, Uttar Pradesh.
* 1987–1989: President, Muslim Majlis, Uttar Pradesh.
* President, All India Muslim Majlis.
* 1996: Elected to eleventh Lok Sabha.
Books Published
Hindi Books
* 'Sampardayikta Kulin Tantra Ki Jarurat.'
* 'Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.'
* 'Periyar Rama Swami Naikar.'
* 'Insan aur Devta.'
Urdu Books
* 'Payame Zindgi.'
* 'Musalamano Ki Siyasat Jakham aur Ilaz.'
* 'Harijano Ki Moraot.'
* 'Iran Ka Islami Inklab Hakikat Ke Aiane Mein.'
* 'Kagia Darululum Ya Bainajakwami Sazish'
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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1934 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Indian Muslims
21st-century Indian Muslims
People from Azamgarh
People from Hardoi
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 2004–2009
Aam Aadmi Party politicians
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Hardoi district