Farooq Abdullah
| Farooq Abdullah | |
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| فاروق عبد الله | |
Farooq Abdullah at Ghulam Ali Concert
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| Minister of New and Renewable Energy | |
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In office 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Constituency | Srinagar |
| Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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In office 8 September 1982 – 2 July 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mohammad Shah |
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In office 7 November 1986 – 19 January 1990 |
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| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
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In office 9 October 1996 – 18 October 2002 |
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| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |
| President Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
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Assumed office 1981 |
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| Personal details | |
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21 October 1937 Srinagar district, Kashmir, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Spouse(s) | Mollie Abdullah |
| Children | Omar Abdullah, Safia Abdullah, Hinna Abdullah, Sarah Abdullah |
| Residence | The Gupkar Road Srinagar, Kashmir |
| Alma mater | Tyndale Biscoe School |
| Religion | Islam |
Farooq Abdullah (Urdu: فاروق عبد الله, born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu and Kashmir, British India) is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah was born to the veteran statesman and National Conference leader Sheikh Abdullah and Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah. He studied at Tyndale Biscoe School, and subsequently received his MBBS degree from SMS Medical College, Jaipur. He subsequently travelled to the UK to practice medicine.
He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin. They have a son, Omar, and three daughters, Safia, Hinna, and Sarah. Their son Omar Abdullah is also involved in state and national politics, who was a member of the Lok Sabha and was the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Sarah is married to Congress politician Sachin Pilot.
Abdullah was elected to the Lok Sabha unopposed from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in the 1980 General Election.
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