Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded bySatyapal Singh Saini
ConstituencySambhal
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byRam Gopal Yadav
Succeeded bySatyapal Singh Saini
ConstituencySambhal
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byChandra Vijay Singh
Succeeded byMohammad Azharuddin
ConstituencyMoradabad
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byGhulam Mohammad Khan
Succeeded byChandra Vijay Singh
ConstituencyMoradabad
Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1992
Preceded byShariyatulla
Succeeded byIqbal Mehmood
ConstituencySambhal
In office
1974–1980
Preceded byMahmood Hasan Khan
Succeeded byShariyatulla
ConstituencySambhal
Personal details
Born (1930-07-11) 11 July 1930
Sambhal, United Provinces, British India
(modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Political partySamajwadi Party
Other political
affiliations
Bahujan Samaj Party (2009-2014)
Spouse
Queresha Begum
(m. 1948)
[1]
RelationsZia ur Rahman Barq (grandson)
ChildrenMamluk Ur Rahman Barq (son)
Alma materAgra University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSocial worker, businessperson &
politician

Shafiqur Rahman Barq (born 11 July 1930) is an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha at various times from Moradabad as Samajwadi Party candidate and Sambhal, most recently in 2019.

Career

He came into news after taking the oath as a member of Lok Sabha when he declared that Vande Mataram is against Islam and Muslims cannot follow it.[2]

He received widespread criticism for defending the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India's own freedom struggle.[3][4]

Positions held

Shafiqur Rahman Barq has been elected 4 times as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.[5]

#FromToPositionParty
1.19741977MLA (1st term) in 6th Vidhan Sabha from SambhalBKD
2.19771980MLA (2nd term) from SambhalJanata Party
3.19851989MLA (3rd term) from SambhalLok Dal
4.19891991MLA (4th term) from SambhalJanata Dal
5.19961998MP (1st term) in 11th Lok Sabha from MoradabadSP
6.19981999MP (2nd term) in 12th Lok Sabha from MoradabadSP
7.20042009MP (3rd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from MoradabadSP
8.20092014MP (4th term) in 15th Lok Sabha from SambhalBSP
9.2019PresentMP (5th term) in 17th Lok Sabha from SambhalSP

References

  1. "Member information". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. "Vande Mataram against Islam, says SP MP after taking oath in Lok Sabha". India Today.
  3. "Samajwadi MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq defends Taliban, says they want to run their own country". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. Maria Khan (18 August 2021). "Shafiqur Rahman Barq: Sedition case against Samajwadi Party MP for equating Taliban occupation of Afghanistan with India's freedom struggle | Bareilly News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "Member Profile: 17th Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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