1934-06-20
Indian
Politician, lawyer
1961–2020
Chaudhary Khurshid Ahmed (20 June 1934 – 17 February 2020) was a practicing lawyer[1] before the Supreme Court of India and a politician who served as the Member of Parliament from Faridabad, Haryana.[2] He was elected as MLA to the Punjab and Haryana assembly five times, and also represented the Faridabad constituency as a member of parliament.[3][4]
Early life
Khurshid Ahmed was born to Chaudhary Kabir Ahmed and Faizan Begum. After independence, his father was twice elected to Haryana assembly.[3]
Personal life
Khurshid Ahmed married Firdos Begum in 1961. He had three sons and one daughter – Aftab Ahmed, Mehtab Ahmed, Anjum Ahmed and Rukhsana. Aftab Ahmed was elected as MLA from Nuh, Mewat on the ticket of Congress Party and was an ex-Cabinet minister of Haryana.[5] He was Vice-President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee. Mehtab Ahmed is practicing lawyer, while youngest son Anjum Ahmed is Practicing lawyer in High Court of Punjab & Haryana.[3]
Political career
He was elected to the state assembly five times and twice represented the Faridabad constituency Lok Sabha as well.[3][6][7][8][9][10]
| 1962 | Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| 1968 | Haryana Legislative Assembly (Cabinet Minister) |
| 1977 | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| 1979–82 | Cabinet Minister |
| 1982–84 | Deputy chairman, Planning Board |
| 1987 | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| 1988 | Lok Sabha |
| 1996 | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
He also served the party at different levels:[11][12]
| 1972–75 | General Secretary, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1985–86 | Vice President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 1997–2000 | President District Congress Committee, Gurgaon |
References
- ↑ [1], scbindia
- ↑ Fatehabad farmer’s feat interests former minister, Tribune News Service, April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Haryana Assembly
- ↑ Congress fields two first-timers, Poll First Round, Faridabad.
- ↑ Savitri Jindal, Aftab Ahmed sworn into Haryana cabinet, Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Haryana Vidhan Sabha Template:Webarchive, Who's Who.
- ↑ Fatehabad farmer’s feat interests former minister, Tribune News Service.
- ↑ INLD nominee has clear edge in Muslim-dominated Mewat, Hindustan Times.
- ↑ INLD, Cong level ground in Mewat, Tribune News Service.
- ↑ BJP faces tough task in Taoru.
- ↑ Public meeting show of Cong unity, Tribune News Service.
- ↑ 73-member HPCC announced.