Majeed Ullah Khan Farhat

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Majeed Ullah Khan Farhat
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| birth_date = 19-11-1969
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]
| residence = [[Chanchalguda]], [[Hyderabad]]
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| office = President, [[Majlis Bachao Tehreek|MBT]]
| term = 5 June 2016
| predecessor = Dr Khayam Khan
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| party = [[Majlis Bachao Tehreek]]
| father = Late Aman Ullah Khan. [[Amanullah Khan (Indian politician)|Amanullah Khan (politician)]]
| children = Saif ullah khan and 3
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| siblings = Amjedullah Khan, Dr Khayam Khan, Mujahedullah Khan and Muzaffar Ullah Khan |
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| profession = Politician, engineer
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'''Majeed Ullah Khan Farhat''' is the president of [[Majlis Bachao Tehreek]] (MBT) in [[Hyderabad]] in the Indian state of Telangana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muslimmirror.com/eng/mbt-leader-majeed-ullah-khan-visits-injured-at-hyderabad-hospital/|title=Muslim Mirror|accessdate=27 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118143249/http://muslimmirror.com/eng/mbt-leader-majeed-ullah-khan-visits-injured-at-hyderabad-hospital/|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is controversial due to his views and as a main opponent of [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM).

Majeed Ullah Khan Farhat is the son of five-time MLA [[Amanullah Khan (Indian politician)|Amanullah Khan]]. He is the contested MLA from the Yakutpura Assembly constituency and convener to the Bahujan Left Front (BLF). He is an engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/mbt-represents-student-rape-case-apshrc-480909/|title=MBT Represents Student Rape Case to APSHRC|work=The Siasat Daily|date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

Majeed Ullah Khan Farhat is the exponent behind [[Majlis Bachao Tehreek]] political Operations.

==Political career==
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Khan is been very controversial as he was arrested in [[TADA Act]] in the year 1993 and was in police custody for 3 months and in judicial custody for 9 months on the suspicion of having links with the accused of 1993 Bombings
His father and their party ran a movement saying this was a dirty game of their opponent AIMIM to weaken their movement to rebuild the Babri Masjid. Following this Khan gained a huge popularity and was granted bail after a year just before 1994 AP Assembly elections his party due to the popularity won 2 seats i.e. his father from Chandryangutta Constituency and their close aide Mumtaz Khan from Yakutpura Constituency party reduced the AIMIM to single seat

===1999 Assembly elections===
Their close aide Mumtaz Khan switched sides and turned in favour of their arch rival AIMIM and contested on their ticket. So Khan for the first time ran for election but lost in a close fight

===2004 General election===
Khan ran for the Hyderabad Parliamentary against Asaduddin Owaisi and secured 3rd place with 47,000 votes

===2014 Telangana assembly election===
After a gap of a decade Khan returned on the election battle ground fully charged. Khan had a huge wave in his support. He was addressing thousands of people in his public meetings. Election looked one sided. He was contesting against Mumtaz khan who defeated him earlier. One the day of voting, Khan was arrested for violating model code if conduct. Khan alleged that his arrest was pre planned to weaken him. Khan lost the election once again to Mumtaz Khan he got 28,000 votes and secured 3rd place.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/2014mar10/mbt_offers_fig_leaf_owaisi_brothers_mim.html#.Vi_-aPmrTIU|title=MBT offers fig leaf to Owaisi brothers of MIM|work=twocircles.net|accessdate=27 October 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.hyderabadwala.com/news/mbt-leader-amjed-ullah-khan-urges-kcr-not-to-give-permission-for-shobha-yatra-on-the-occasion-of-ram-navami-2015-81.html |title=MBT leader Amjed Ullah Khan urges KCR not to give permission for Shobha Yatra on the occasion of Ram Navami 2015 |work=HyderabadWala |accessdate=27 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118031850/http://www.hyderabadwala.com/news/mbt-leader-amjed-ullah-khan-urges-kcr-not-to-give-permission-for-shobha-yatra-on-the-occasion-of-ram-navami-2015-81.html |archivedate=18 November 2015 }}

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