Obaidullah Khan Azmi | |
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| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1990–2008 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1949 [1] Khalispur,United Provinces,India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) (2023-present) [2] |
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| Spouse | Syeda Razia Obaid Khan |
| Children | Three sons and five daughters [1] |
| Residence(s) | Village:Khalispur,District:Azamgarh,Uttar Pradesh |
| Profession | Politician |
Obaidullah Khan Azmi is an Indian Politician and Islamic scholar,belonging to the Sunni strand of Islam. [5] He joined Janata Dal (Secular) on 13 March 2023. [6] [7] [4] [8] He was a member of Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 1990 to 2008. He represented Uttar Pradesh during 1990-96 and from Jharkhand during 1996–2002 from Janata Dal party. During 1992–1996,he was General Secretary of Janata Dal and later became its Senior Vice-President. [1] [9] From 2002 to 2008 he represented Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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He is the founder member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) since 1973 and later went against it to form All-India Muslim Personal Law Conference (AIMPLC) with Arshadul Qadri in 1986 but the newly formed organization didn't work and later became a board member of AIMPLB. [15] [16] [17]
He was known as a great speaker of his time. [18]