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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = '''Jaleel Khan'''
| image = File:Janab_Jaleel_Khan.jpg
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| office = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
| office1 = Former Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh, India
| constituency1 = [[Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency)|Vijayawada West constituency]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2004
| office2 = Former Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh, India
| constituency2 = [[Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency)|Vijayawada West constituency]], Andhra Pradesh, India
| term_start2 = 2014
| term_end2 = 2019
| birth_name = Jaleel Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| years_active = 1987–present
| occupation = Politician
| education = B.Com
| spouse =
| children = 2 Daughters 1 Son
| website_caption =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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'''Jaleel Khan''' (born 10 December 1954),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telangananewspaper.com/jaleel-khan-profile-unknown-facts/ |title= Jaleel Khan untold Biography |publisher=TelanganaNewsPaper |date=2016-12-28 }}</ref> is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<ref name="ap elections">{{cite web|title=Vijayawada West Assembly 2014 Election Results|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/vijayawada-west.html|publisher=Elections.in|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> of [[Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency)|Vijayawada West constituency]].

He was elected as MLA from YSR Congress in 2014 state assembly elections, beating his nearest rival, V. Srinivas, by a narrow margin.<ref name="ap elections"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1999|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1999-election-results.html|publisher=Elections.in|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> Later in the 2016 he joined ruling [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref name="Another MLA shifted party">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/another-ysr-congress-legislator-joins-tdp-in-andhra-pradesh-1280828|title=Another YSR Congress Legislator Joins TDP In Andhra Pradesh|publisher=}}</ref> He was also elected as MLA <ref name="auto"/> through the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] party in 1999.

Mr. Khan was among the most expected to get cabinet berth during the recent shuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/060217/chandrababu-naidu-may-induct-ysrc-turncoats-into-his-cabinet.html|title = Chandrababu Naidu may induct YSRC turncoats into his Cabinet|date = 6 February 2017}}</ref> But things did not work out as expected for him. AP Chief Minister, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, without further ado, has nominated Jaleel Khan as [[Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board|AP Waqf Board]] Chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/jaleel-khan-to-head-wakf-board/article19247072.ece|title=Jaleel Khan to head Wakf Board|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 July 2017|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://andhrastar.com/jaleel-khan-nominated-as-ap-waqf-board-chaiman/|title = AP Waqf Board Chairman}}</ref> This is a very prominent position among Muslim minorities.

==Controversies==
On 23 April 2016, he allegedly directed his henchmen to attack reporter of a daily newspaper for taking pictures when he was having an argument with masjid committee members at a meeting at [[Tarapet]] in Vijayawada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/MLA-Jaleel-Khan-in-controversy-again/articleshow/51959154.cms|title=MLA Jaleel Khan in controversy, again! - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref>

On 27 December 2016, During an interview with an online channel, he said that he studied physics in B.com.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTyMs1jq2mg|title=B.Comలో మ్యాథ్స్, ఫిజిక్స్ రెండు ఉంటాయి - జలీల్ ఖాన్ -- Talking Politics With iDream|last=iDream News|date=3 January 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> This part of interview went viral and made him popular overnight. And this video and spoofs on this video were trending online for many days And many jokes were made on him and B.com. Physics even till today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/281216/bcom-physics-vijayawada-td-mla-jaleel-khans-video-amuses-all.html|title=Vijayawada TD MLA Jaleel Khan's 'B.com physics' video amuses all|date=28 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref> Telugu desam party named him chairman of Waqf board, Andhra Pradesh <ref>Telugu Desam Party: Jaleel Khan named new Waqf board ... -
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[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature, 2014–2019]]

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