Atiq Ahmed
Atiq Ahmed | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmraj Patel |
| Succeeded by | Kapil Muni Karwariya |
| Constituency | Phulpur |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1989–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Gopal Das Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Raju Pal |
| Constituency | Allahabad West |
| President of Apna Dal Kamerawadi for Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1962 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (now Prayagraj) |
| Died | 15 April 2023 (aged 60) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Political party | AIMIM (2021–2023) |
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| Spouse |
Shaista Parveen (m. 1996) |
| Relations | Khalid Azim (brother) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation |
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Atiq Ahmed (10 August 1962 – 15 April 2023) was a notorious Indian gangster turned politician and history-sheeter. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Samajwadi Party. Ahmed had more than 160 criminal cases registered against him and competed in several elections from jail. As of March 2023, the Uttar Pradesh Police had seized properties worth ₹11,684 crore (US$1.4 billion) belonging to Ahmed and his family. In 2019, he was convicted of kidnapping a witness who testified against him regarding the 2005 murder of his political rival Raju Pal. Ahmed remained in jail until his assassination by three gunmen on his way to a court-mandated medical checkup on 15 April 2023.