Obaidullah Khan Azmi
Obaidullah Khan Azmi | |
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| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
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In office 1990–2008 |
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| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 March 1949 Khalispur, United Provinces, India |
| Political party |
Janata Dal Indian National Congress Samajwadi Party (till 2010) Nationalist Congress Party (2014) Janata Dal (Secular) (2023-present) |
| Spouse | Syeda Razia Obaid khan |
| Children | Three sons and five daughters |
| Residence(s) | Village: Khalispur, District: Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Politician |
Obaidullah Khan Azmi is an Indian Sunni Islamic politician from Indian National Congress. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 1990 to 2008. He represented Uttar Pradesh during 1990-96 and from Jharkhand during 1996–2002 from Janata Dal party. During 1992–96 he was General Secretary of Janata Dal and later became its Senior Vice-President. From 2002 to 2008 he represented Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress party.
Shah Bano case protest
Obaidullah Khan Azmi became popular by his public speeches against Supreme Court Judgment in Shah Bano case. The audio cassettes of his speech were widely circulated and sold. He, at the time, had become a most sought after speaker for anti-Shah Bano case meetings in Mumbai. Mumbai police filed case against the Maulana and expelled him from Mumbai declaring his speeches inflammatory.