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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Fauzia Tahseen Khan
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|02|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Parbhani]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha , Member of Maharashtra State Board Of Waqf]]
| term_start = 03 April 2020
| constituency = [[Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
| predecessor = [[Majeed Memon]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|National president of Nationalist Mahila Congress]]
| term_start1 = 20 April 2018
| term_end1 =
|1namedata1 = [[Sharad Pawar]]
| 1blankname1 = National President [[Nationalist Congress Party]]

| office2 = [[Minister of state]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2014
| office3 = [[Minister of state]] in [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start3 = 2008
| term_end3 = 2009
| office4 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| term_start4 = 21 February 2002
| term_end4 = 20 February 2008
| constituency4 = Nominated
| term_start5 = 2008
| term_end5 = 2014
| constituency5 = Nominated
| party =[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| spouse = Tahseen Ahmed Khan
| children = 1 Son, 1 Daughter
|occupation = Agriculture/Educationist
|education = M.A., M.Phil., PhD.
| website =
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'''Fouzia Khan''' or '''Fauzia Tahseen Khan''', also known as '''Fauzia Khan''', is an Indian politician of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. She is a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] the upper house of [[Indian Parliament]] from Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-pawar-ramdas-athawale-udayanraje-bhosale-among-seven-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74695518.cms | title=Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale, Udayanraje Bhosale among seven elected to Rajya Sabha | publisher=Pune Mirror | date=18 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> She is the National president of [[Nationalist Mahila Congress]] (NCP's Women's wing),<ref>[http://www.arunachaltimes.in/implementation-of-president-rule-is-darkest-day-in-history-of-state-ncp/]</ref> an Ex-Minister of State of [[Government of Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. She was two time M.L.C. i.e. member of [[Vidhan Parishad|Legislative Council]] the upper house of [[Maharashtra]] Legislature.<ref>[http://maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/ministersEng.pdf Ministers in Government of Maharashtra]</ref><ref>[http://www.maharashtravidhanmandal.org.in/pdf/Member_List_Of_Vidhan_Parishad.pdf List of Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council]. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref> Convent-educated Khan is the first Muslim woman in the state who has served as minister in the Maharashtra government.<ref>[http://www.ummid.com/news/November/08.11.2009/fauzia_khan_the_minister.htm]</ref>

==Portfolio held==
She was minister of state (junior minister) with portfolios for School Education, Women & Child Development, Cultural Affairs, General Administration, Information & Public Relations, Minorities Development (including Aukaf), and Protocol.<ref>[http://maharashtra.gov.in/english/government/Lists/StateMinisters/DispForm.aspx?ID=15&ContentTypeId=0x0100826A6E745D598F4098AA3DF75B2207C5 Portfolio of Ministers in Government of Maharashtra].</ref>

==Political profile==
Fauzia Khan belongs [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) of [[Sharad Pawar]]. She has been two times served as member of legislative council of Maharashtra. Her paternal home is [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]. She moved to [[Parbhani]] after marriage where she started her political career by contesting the election for the post of President of Parbhani Municipal Council.{{Citation needed|date= March 2013}}

==Contributions==
Fauzia Khan heads the Federation of All Maharashtra Minority Education Organisation (FAME) and runs several educational institutions in [[Parbhani]].<ref>[http://www.ummid.com/news/November/08.11.2009/fauzia_khan_the_minister.htm First Muslim lady in cabinet in Maharashtra]. Ummid.com (2009-11-08). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref><br />
In the year 2008 she donated 5 acres of land to develop off-campus educational complex by [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] (MANUU) at [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081015230513/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/12/stories/2008101259610300.htm Land donated by MLC for Urdu University]. Hindu.com (2008-10-12). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref><br />
As a minister in Govt. of Maharashtra she was instrumental in identifying a 332-acre site for [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU) Maharashtra Center at [[Khuldabad]] near [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]].<ref>[http://twocircles.net/2011oct29/amu_team_inspects_sites_maharashtra_campus.html AMU team inspects sites for Maharashtra campus]. Twocircles.net (2011-10-29). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref><ref>[http://myamu.in/news/amu-announces-its-choice-land-its-center-maharashtra-state AMU Announces Its Choice Of Land For Its Center In Maharashtra State]. Myamu.in (2011-11-04). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Women members of the Rajya Sabha]]

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