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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Farooq Ahmad Andrabi
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| birth_date = {{circa|1959}}
| birth_place = [[Doru Shahabad]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] 
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| alma_mater = [[University of Kashmir]]
| education = [[Bachelor's of Arts|BA]]
| father = Syed Shah Andrabi
| office = Minister [[Hajj]] [[Waqf|and Auqaf]]
| term_start = 2016
| term_end = 2017
| governor = [[Narinder Nath Vohra]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| successor = [[Tassaduq Hussain Mufti]]
| office1 = Member [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Dooru (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dooru]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2018
| governor1 = Narinder Nath Vohra
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Mehbooba Mufti
| successor1 = [[President's rule]]
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'''Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi''' (born {{circa|1959}}<ref name="myneta.info">{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/jk2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=682|title=Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi(JKPDP):Constituency- DORU(ANANTNAG) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|website=myneta.info}}</ref>) is an Indian politician and the former member of [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]. He represented [[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Dooru assembly constituency]] of [[Anantnag district]] in 2014. He was appointed to the [[Mehbooba Mufti ministry|state ministry]] in 2016 and subsequently served minister for Hajj and Auqaf until he resigned from the ministry in December 2017 in an attempt to appointed his nephew [[Tassaduq Hussain Mufti]] to the post.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/21/jammu-and-kashmir-minister-farooq-andrabi-resigns-1733512.html |title=Jammu and Kashmir Minister Farooq Andrabi resigns| website=newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

He also served minister for Kashmir Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Public Health Engineering Department, and Irrigation & Flood Control Department. Prior to his resignation, he served minister for Power Development Department and Department of Industry & Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/cms-uncle-andrabi-resigns-from-ministry-516502|title=CM’s uncle Andrabi resigns from ministry|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://powermin.gov.in/en/content/minister-state-haj-and-auqaf-ic-phe-irrigation-flood-control-power-development-industries |title=The Minister of State for Haj and Auqaf (IC), PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Power Development, Industries and Commerce of J&K, Shri Farooq Ahmad Andrabi calling on the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy |website=powermin.gov.in}}</ref>

== Biography ==
He was born to Syed Shah Andrabi around 1959 in [[Doru Shahabad]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He graduated from an uncertain collage. Later in 1980, he obtained [[Bachelor's of Arts]] degree in Commerce from the [[University of Kashmir]].<ref name="myneta.info"/>

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[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party politicians]]
[[Category:People from Anantnag district]]
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[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018]]

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