Khurshed alam khan biography

Khurshed Alam Khan

Indian politician (–)

Khurshed Alam Khan (5 February – 20 July ) was an Indian politician and a senior commander of the Indian National Congress political party.^[2]^[3]

He was Governor of Karnataka from to and governor of Goa from to Before that, he was Union minister of External affairs in Government of India.

He was paired with Jamia Millia Islamia.

Shri Khurshed Alam Khan - Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram: Khurshed Alam Khan (5 February – 20 July ) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party. [2][3] He was Governor of Karnataka from to and governor of Goa from to Before that, he was Union minister of External affairs in Government of India.

Early life

Khurshed Alam Khan was born on 5 February in Pitaura, Kaimganj, Farrukhabad District of Uttar Pradesh into a Muslim family of Pashtun descent, tracing their lineage to the Afridi and Kheshgi Tribes of Afghanistan.^[4] After his early education, he joined the Agra University as a scholar of St.

John's College, where, he obtained bachelor's and master's degree in History. He was also a student at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., where he completed a course in Management Studies.

Khan had an interest in education. He was a member of the Governing Body of Dr.

Zakir Husain Memorial College, New Delhi.

Shri Khurshed Alam Khan. Date of Birth. 5 February Marital Status. Married. Spouse's Name. Saeeda Khurshid. Educational Qualifications. Bachelor's degree and master's degree in History from Agra University. Management Studies from University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

He served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad. His abiding interest had been in the Jamia Millia Islamia University at Delhi.

Political career

It was through the efforts of Khan that Parliament enacted a Law whereby the Jamia Millia Islamia became an independent University.

Khurshed Alam Khan was the Chancellor of this university. He was also member of Council of Indian Institutes of Technology.

He was Governor of Karnataka from to and governor of Goa from to Before that, he was Union minister of External affairs in Government of India. He was associated with Jamia Millia Islamia. John's Collegewhere, he obtained bachelor's and master's degree in History.

Khurshed Alam Khan was a Parliamentarian for over 15 years as a member of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. He was the member of the Rajya Sabha from to and the member of the 8th Lok Sabha from to , representing Farrukhabad constituency. He was a Member of the Union Council of ministers and has handled various portfolios, namely, External Affairs, Tourism, Civil Aviation, Textiles and Commerce.

As minister for External Affairs, he toured extensively in the world.

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He addressed the United Nations Security Council on several occasions. The Foreign ministers' Conference of Non-Aligned Countries at Delhi and Luanda was presided over by him. In , he represented India at the Republican Party Convention of the U.S.A.

He resigned his Lok Sabha seat when he was appointed the Governor of Goa on 18 July He also officiated as the Governor of Maharashtra. He has been the Governor of Karnataka since 6 January He also officiated as the Governor of Kerala.

Who are his grand parents. Please visit and suggest with E-mail address. Khurshed Alam Khan. He was Governor of Karnataka from to and governor of Goa from to

The areas of special interest to Khurshed Alam Khan were education, tourism, transport and urban development. Reading and Horticulture were favorite pastimes to which he devoted considerable day. Khurshed Alam Khan was the son-in-law of Dr.

Zakir Hussain, the third President of India, married to his older daughter, Saeeda Khurshid. Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister for External Affairs (Indian Foreign Minister), is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan. He also has three daughters. He also has several grandchildren, and was also present for a large part of his great-grandchildren's lives.

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Ministers		John Mathai(Minister of Transport) N. He was Condoling his death, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India had lost a true son and servant of the nation. Sources close to Khurshid said that Khan was admitted in Escorts Heart Hospital five-six days back after he complained of chest pain. Dr TS Kler, the executive director of the cardiac sciences department at the hospital, said that Khan was admitted with fever and chest infection. Gopalaswami Ayyangar(Minister of Transport and Railways) Lal Bahadur Shastri(Minister of Railways and Transport) Hari Vinayak Pataskar Lal Bahadur Shastri(Minister of Transport and Communications) S. K. Patil(Minister of Transport and Communications) P. Subbarayan(Minister of Transport and Communications) Jagjivan Ram(Minister of Transport and Communications) Satya Narayan Sinha Nityanand Kanungo(As MoS) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy(Minister of Transport, Aviation, Shipping, and Tourism) Karan Singh Raj Bahadur Kotha Raghuramaiah Purushottam Kaushik Mohammad Shafi Qureshi Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Anant Prasad Sharma Bhagwat Jha Azad(MoS, IC) Khurshed Alam Khan Jagdish Tytler Motilal Vora Shivraj Patil(MoS, IC) Arif Mohammed Khan Harmohan Dhawan(MoS, IC) Madhavrao Scindia Ghulam Nabi Azad V. Dhananjaya Kumar C. M. Ibrahim Ananth Kumar Sharad Yadav Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Rajiv Pratap Rudy(MoS, IC) Praful Patel(MoS, IC) Vayalar Ravi Ajit Singh Ashok Gajapathi Raju Narendra Modi Suresh Prabhu Hardeep Singh Puri(MoS, IC) Jyotiraditya Scindia(incumbent)
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