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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| image =<br />
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| name = F. M. Khan<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| prime_minister = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<br />
| term_start = 03 April 1982<br />
| term_end = 02 April 1988<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| term_start1 = 3 April 1976<br />
| term_end1 = 2 April 1982<br />
| prime_minister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Morarji Desai]]<br />
| constituency1 = Karanataka<br />
| office2 = [[List of members of the Karnataka Legislative Council|Member of Karnataka Legislative Council]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1974<br />
| term_end2 = 1976<br />
| constituency2 = <br />
| predecessor2 = <br />
| successor2 = <br />
| birth_name = Faiz Mohammed Khan<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|07|11|df=y}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|07|21|1938|07|11|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Karanataka]], [[British India]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| spouse = Nasteen Sultana<br />
| children = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Faiz Mohammed Khan''' (11 July 1938 {{endash}} 21 July 2016<ref name="n127"/>), commonly known as '''F. M. Khan''', was an Indian politician who served as a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] for two years in 1974 and as a [[member of parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1976 for two terms. He was associated with the [[Indian National Congress]] and also served as a vice president of the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA).<ref name="x619">{{cite web | title=F.M. Khan passes away | website=The Hindu | date=2016-07-22 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/F.M.-Khan-passes-away/article14502235.ece | access-date=2026-04-30}}</ref><ref name="n127">{{cite web | title= Biographical Sketches KHAN, SHRI F. M| url=https://cms.rajyasabha.nic.in/UploadedFiles/ElectronicPublications/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf | website=rajyasabha.nic.in |<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Khan was born to Yousuf Ali Khan on 11 July 1938 in [[Kodagu district]] in present-day Karnataka. He completed his education up to the [[Senior Cambridge]] level; details of the institution are not widely documented.<ref name="d860">{{cite web | title=F. M. Khan | website=KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE | url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/exmembers/KhanFM.htm | access-date=2026-04-30}}</ref><br />
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Khan entered politics during the mid-1960s, a period marked by the [[Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu|anti-Hindi agitation]]s in [[southern India]]. He joined the Indian National Congress led by [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref name="o549">{{cite web | title=F.M. Khan dead | website=The Hindu | date=2016-07-21 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/F.M.-Khan-dead/article14500991.ece | access-date=2026-04-30}}</ref><br />
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He served as [[general secretary]] of the Karnataka Youth Congress and was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Council]] from 1974 to 1976.<ref name="o549"/><br />
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Khan was elected twice to the [[Rajya Sabha]], representing Karnataka from 1976 to 1988.<ref name="z420">{{cite web | title=FAIZ MOHAMMED KHAN | website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source | date=2016-07-30 | url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/14633-faiz-mohammed-khan/ | access-date=2026-04-30}}</ref> During his parliamentary career, he was regarded as a close associate of former Karnataka chief minister [[R. Gundu Rao]] and was considered an influential political figure during that period.<ref name="o549"/><br />
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He later withdrew from active politics after his parliamentary tenure.<ref name="o549"/><br />
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Apart from politics, Khan was associated with sports administration and served as vice-president of the [[Indian Olympic Association]].<ref name="o549"/><br />
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He married to Nasteen Sultana with three daughters.<ref name="d860"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]<br />
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka]]</div>Ravidassia