Ghulam Nabi Azad
Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 7 March 1949) is an Indian politician who served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2021. He also served as the Chief Minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008. On 26 September 2022, Azad announced his own political party as Democratic Progressive Azad Party. He is the chief patron cum founder of Democratic Progressive Azad Party.
Ghulam Nabi Azad | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 15 February 2021 | |
| Chairman | Mohammad Hamid Ansari Venkaiah Naidu |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Anbumani Ramadoss |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan |
| 7th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 2 November 2005 – 11 July 2008 | |
| Governor | Srinivas Kumar Sinha Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Preceded by | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |
| Succeeded by | Omar Abdullah |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 11 February 2009 – 15 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Saifuddin Soz |
| Constituency | Jammu and Kashmir |
| In office 30 November 1996 – 29 January 2006 | |
| Constituency | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Vasantrao Naik |
| Succeeded by | Anantrao Vithhalrao Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Washim |
| Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Azad Party | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Post Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghulam Nabi Bhatt 7 March 1949 Bhalessa, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Azad Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1973–2022) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Saddam Nabi Azad Sofiya Nabi Azad |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2022) |
Azad served as Minister of Health and Family Welfare. He has served as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government until 27 October 2005, when he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. On 26 August 2022, Azad resigned from Indian National Congress and mulled creating a new party at the national level.
He also led the party successfully in the 2002 Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. He was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of Public Affairs.