Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician and current President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy between 2009 and 2014. He is the son of the 1st elected Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah, and father of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah.

Farooq Abdullah
Abdullah in 2011
Chair of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration
Assumed office
20 October 2020
Vice-chairMehbooba Mufti
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 April 2017
Preceded byTariq Hameed Karra
ConstituencySrinagar
In office
13 May 2009 – 12 May 2014
Preceded byOmar Abdullah
Succeeded byTariq Hameed Karra
ConstituencySrinagar
In office
6 January 1980 – 5 January 1983
Preceded byBegum Akbar Jehan Abdullah
Succeeded byAbdul Rashid Kabuli
ConstituencySrinagar
4th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
9 October 1996 – 18 October 2002
GovernorK. V. Krishna Rao
Girish Chandra Saxena
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byMufti Mohammad Sayeed
In office
7 November 1986 – 18 January 1990
GovernorJagmohan Malhotra
K. V. Krishna Rao
Preceded byGovernor's Rule
Succeeded byGovernor's Rule
In office
8 September 1982 – 2 July 1984
GovernorBraj Kumar Nehru
Jagmohan Malhotra
Preceded bySheikh Abdullah
Succeeded byGhulam Mohammad Shah
Minister of New and Renewable Energy India
In office
28 May 2009 – 26 May 2014
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byVilas Muttemwar
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
President Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
In office
1981 - 2002
Preceded bySheikh Abdullah
Succeeded byOmar Abdullah
Assumed office
2009
Working PresidentOmar Abdullah
Preceded byOmar Abdullah
Personal details
Born (1937-10-21) 21 October 1937
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Political partyJammu & Kashmir National Conference
SpouseMollie Abdullah
RelationsOmer abdullah son, Sara Pilot daughters and other 2 daughters,
Children
Residence(s)Gupkar Road Srinagar, Kashmir
Alma materTyndale Biscoe School
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