Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed

Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed (20 June 1934 – 17 February 2020) was a practicing lawyer[1] before the Supreme Court of India and a politician who served as the Member of Parliament from Faridabad, Haryana.[2] He was elected as MLA to the Punjab and Haryana assembly five times, and also represented the Faridabad constituency as a member of parliament.[3][4]

Chaudhary

Khurshid Ahmed
Born
Khurshid Ahmed

(1934-06-20)20 June 1934
Died17 February 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 85)
NationalityIndia
EducationBA, MA, LLB
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
Years active1961–2020
Political partyINC, (Indian National Congress)

Early life

Khurshid Ahmed was born to Chaudhary Kabir Ahmed and Faizan Begum. After independence, his father was twice elected to Haryana assembly.[3]

Personal life

Khurshid Ahmed married Firdos Begum in 1961. He had three sons and one daughter – Aftab Ahmed, Mehtab Ahmed, Anjum Ahmed and Rukhsana. Aftab Ahmed was elected as MLA from Nuh, Mewat on the ticket of Congress Party and was an ex-Cabinet minister of Haryana.[5] He was Vice-President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. Mehtab Ahmed is practicing lawyer, while youngest son Anjum Ahmed is Practicing lawyer in High Court of Punjab & Haryana.[3]

Political career

He was elected to the state assembly five times and twice represented the Faridabad constituency Lok Sabha as well.[3][6][7][8][9][10]

1962Punjab Legislative Assembly
1968Haryana Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister)
1977Haryana Legislative Assembly
1979–82Cabinet Minister
1982–84Deputy chairman, Planning Board
1987Haryana Legislative Assembly
1988Lok Sabha
1996Haryana Legislative Assembly

He also served the party at different levels:[11][12]

1972–75General Secretary, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
1985–86Vice President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
1997–2000President District Congress Committee, Gurgaon

References
  1. , scbindia
  2. Fatehabad farmer’s feat interests former minister, Tribune News Service, April 2012.
  3. Haryana Assembly
  4. Congress fields two first-timers, Poll First Round, Faridabad.
  5. Savitri Jindal, Aftab Ahmed sworn into Haryana cabinet, Hindustan Times.
  6. Haryana Vidhan Sabha Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Who's Who.
  7. Fatehabad farmer’s feat interests former minister, Tribune News Service.
  8. INLD nominee has clear edge in Muslim-dominated Mewat, Hindustan Times.
  9. INLD, Cong level ground in Mewat, Tribune News Service.
  10. BJP faces tough task in Taoru.
  11. Public meeting show of Cong unity, Tribune News Service.
  12. 73-member HPCC announced.
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