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👁 Farooq Abdullah
Image Source : Wikipedia
  • Born 21 October 1937
  • Age 87
  • Birth Place Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir, British India
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
  • In Office Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 April 2017 - 4 June 2024, 4th Chief Minister Of The State Of Jammu & Kashmir 9 October 1996 - 18 October 2002, Union Minister Of New And Renewable Energy 28 May 2009 - 26 May 2014

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Farooq Abdullah BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 26 Jan 2025
Farooq Abdullah is the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir-based party National Conference and former Union minister and chief minister of the erstwhile state. He served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982 and as the union minister for New and Renewable Energy betw...een 2009 and 2014. He is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and father of former CM Omar Abdullah. Born in Srinagar, J&K, on October 21, 1939, he was educated at the Bishop Cotton School in Srinagar and completed his MBBS degree from SMS Medical College, Jaipur. In a political career spanning decades, the first public office he held was as a Member of Parliament from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat in 1980, which he currently also represents. The following year he was appointed president of the National Conference, a position his father and party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah held before him. After Sheikh Abdullah’s passing in August 1982, Farooq returned to take over as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir at the age of 45. This government only lasted two years, following a split in the National Conference. After a brief term as CM in 1986, Abdullah was elected Chief Minister again in the Assembly elections of 1987 and formed a coalition government with the Congress. As the state was enveloped in a phase of violence and an armed militancy gained ground, this was soon followed by over six years of President’s Rule, preceded by six months of Governors’ Rule in the state, even as the Assembly remained dissolved. In the first election held afterwards, in 1996, Farooq received his first six-year term as Chief Minister (as per J&K’s Constitution, no longer operational). Thereafter, his son, Omar, took over the reins of the party. In January 2009, Omar was elected Chief Minister, the only CM after Farooq to get a full term at the helm in J&K as a full state. Farooq once again took over as party president, which he remained until 2022. He also successfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from in 1980, 2009, 2017 and 2019 from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, before stepping away from the election just before the 2024 General Election citing health reasons.

Farooq Abdullah PERSONAL LIFE

Father Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Spouse Mollie Abdullah ​ ​(1968), ​
Children Omar, Safia, Hinna, Sara
Education Tyndale Biscoe School, Sawai Man Singh Medical College

POSITIONS HELD BY Farooq Abdullah

Position Tenure
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of Rajya Sabha N/A
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly N/A
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha 16 April 2017 - Present
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 7th Lok Sabha N/A

FAROOQ ABDULLAH NEWS

'Wounds get opened again': In Assembly, Sajad Lone draws parallel between Farooq Abdullah attack and his father’s assassination

March 29, 2026 1:57 pm

Referring to the assassination of his father in May 2002, Lone said: "The day my father died, in place of the Lt Governor, it was (then chief minister) Farooq Abdullah," he recalled.

Farooq Abdullah attack sparks outrage in J&K Assembly - ‘Grave security lapse’

March 29, 2026 4:54 am

Describing the attack as part of a conspiracy, he said Abdullah was targeted at a place where police should have been present, with neither frisking nor metal detectors in place.

SIT formed to probe attempt on Farooq Abdullah’s life

March 15, 2026 8:06 am

According to an order issued by Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, the SIT headed by SSP Sanjay Sharma will work under the overall supervision of DIG Jammu-Samba-Kathua range, Shiv Kumar Sharma.

Centre orders probe into Farooq Abdullah attack, questions raised over ‘lapses’, before and after

March 13, 2026 6:42 am

Farooq is a Z-Plus protectee, entitled to NSG commandos and two-three security wings. As aides claim lack of any security at venue, officers admit “lapses to some extent”

Bid on Farooq Abdullah life a matter of great concern: Nadda in Rajya Sabha

March 13, 2026 2:19 am

Leader of the House and Union Minister J P Nadda said the government is taking the assassination bid with utmost seriousness.

Shot fired at Farooq Abdullah from point-blank range, he escapes unhurt; assassination bid: Omar

March 12, 2026 7:32 am

J&K’s deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary was also at the wedding where the incident took place. The suspect is in police custody

Don't think Kashmiri Pandits will return to Valley for good, Farooq Abdullah says

January 20, 2026 7:31 am

National Conference president urges them to return to 'their home' but acknowledges that most have settled elsewhere.

NC MP among those under house arrest; bid to create chaos: Farooq Abdullah

December 29, 2025 7:22 am

Farooq Abdullah said those backing the protest wanted to create chaos, while party leader Tanvir Sadiq said the students had a "legitimate democratic right" to protest.

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah hospitalised in Srinagar

October 04, 2025 6:40 pm

Farooq Abdullah had developed an abdominal infection earlier this week.

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Iran mission uses donations to buy 40 tonnes of medicine, unable to send them home
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A 40-tonne shipment of medicines bought by the Iranian embassy in India is stranded in New Delhi due to a damaged aircraft. The embassy is seeking alternative ways to deliver the urgently needed medicines, as pharmaceutical companies in Iran are under attack.

FAROOQ ABDULLAH PHOTOS

Manipur takes centrestage as Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah speak in Lok Sabha

August 09, 2023 10:59 pm

The no-confidence vote debate in the Lok Sabha focussed on the violence-hit state of Manipur.

After being released from detention, here is how Mehbooba Mufti spent her day

October 14, 2020 5:28 pm

Mufti, along with the entire separatist and mainstream leadership, was detained by the J&K Police on August 5 last year; the day the Centre abrogated Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and downgraded the state into two Union Territories.

FAROOQ ABDULLAH VIDEOS

Patiala court scuffle is attack on India’s democracy: Farooq

February 18, 2016 12:09 pm

Srinagar, Feb 18 (ANI): Condemning the JNU row, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Patron Farooq Abdullah said that the scuffle between lawyers and students outside the Patiala House Court is an attack on India’s democracy. Farooq added that the entire JNU row has been exaggerated and the Vice Chancellor should have handled it himself. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) founder Lalu Prasad Yadav accused the Delhi Police for being a mere spectator in the JNU row, alleging that they are acting on behalf of the Centre.

Delay in govt. formation bad for state: Farooq Abdullah

January 17, 2016 9:09 am

Jammu, Jan 17 (ANI): National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that delay in government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is bad for the state as it is a border state. He further said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should form the government as they had mandate in the assembly elections.

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