Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah | |
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Abdullah in New Delhi, 2011 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 30 November 2002 – 29 November 2008 | |
| Constituency | Jammu and Kashmir |
| In office April 2009 – May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 April 2017 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tariq Hameed Karra |
| Succeeded by | Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi |
| Constituency | Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir |
| In office 13 May 2009 – 12 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Hameed Karra |
| Constituency | Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir |
| In office 6 January 1980 – 5 January 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rashid Kabuli |
| Constituency | Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir |
| 4th Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir | |
| In office 9 October 1996 – 18 October 2002 | |
| Governor | K. V. Krishna Rao Girish Chandra Saxena |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |
| In office 7 November 1986 – 18 January 1990 | |
| Governor | Jagmohan Malhotra K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
| In office 8 September 1982 – 2 July 1984 | |
| Governor | Braj Kumar Nehru Jagmohan Malhotra |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Mohammad Shah |
| Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Vice President | Omar Abdullah |
| Preceded by | Omar Abdullah |
| In office 1981 – 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Omar Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1937 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Spouse |
Mollie Abdullah
(m. 1968) |
| Relations | Sheikh Mustafa Kamal (brother) |
| Children |
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| Parents | |
| Residences | |
| Alma mater | Tyndale Biscoe School Sawai Man Singh Medical College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who serves as current president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982 till 2002, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. His father Sheikh Abdullah was the 1st elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, while his son Omar Abdullah is the current chief minister.