186.Salman Khurshid

Name	Shri Salman Khurshid
Constituency from which I am elected	Farrukhabad
Father's Name	Shri Khurshid Alam Khan
Mother's Name	Smt. Saeda Khurshid
Date of Birth	1/1/1953
Birth Place	Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
Maritial Status	Married

State Name	Uttar Pradesh
Party Name	Indian National Congress

Educational Qualifications	B.A. (English and Jurisprudence), M.A., B.C.L. Educated at St. Stephen`s College, Delhi and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K.
Profession	Advocate Teacher
Positions Held
1/1/1991	Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
1/2/1991	Union Deputy Minister, Commerce
1/1/1993	Union Minister of State, External Affairs
1/1/1998	Chairman, Department of Foreign Affairs
1/1/1999	President, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
1/1/2000	Chairman, Department of Policy Planning and Coordination (DEPCO), All India Congress Committee
1/1/2003	Special Invitee, Congress Working Committee
1/1/2004	General Secretary, All India Congress Committee
1/1/2009	Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1/2/2009	Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Corporate Affairs; Minority Affairs
1/1/2011	Union Cabinet Minister, Water Resources and Minority Affairs
Social and Cultural Activities	Chairman (i) Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust;and (ii) Indian Institute of Export and Import Management; President (i) Delhi Public School Society, 1992-2005; (ii) Dr. Zakir Husain Study Circle: (iii) Jasne Gul Pharosan (Phoolwaloon Ke Sair); (iii)Marcus Murch Memorial Theatre Foundation; and (iv) Pet Welfare Club of India; Chief Patron, Okhla Industries Association, New Delhi; Patron (i) New Era Public School, New Delhi; (ii) All India Rajiv Gandhi Pragatisheel Vichar Congress; (iii) Delhi Amateur Boxing Associaiton; (iv) Uttar Pradesh Friends Forum; (v) Sarv Dharam Prem Sandesh Samiti; (vi) Dipsites Association, (DPS) Alumni; (vii) Delhi Wushu Association (Regd.);(viii) Mother Teresa Foundation; and (ix) SAMLA (South Asian Minority Lawyers Association); Trustee, Dhiren Bhagat Memorial Trust; Member (i) Majlis-e-Mushawarat; (ii) Central Wakf Council; (iii)Maulana Azad Educational Foundation; (iv) Managing Committee, Crescent Public School;(v)Executive Council, Jamia Millia Islamia University, 1990-95;(vi) Governing Body, Mayo College, 1996; and (vii) University Court, Aligarh Muslim University
Special Interests	Wildlife and Adventure
Sports and Clubs	Cricket and squash
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation	Theatre, reading (history and biographies) and media
Countries Visited	Widely travelled
Other Information	Enrolled at the Bar, Supreme Court of India, 1997; appeared in miscellaneous and regular matters in the Supreme Court of India in Constitutional, Commercial and other matters, drafted briefs in various fields of law, including Commercial and Constitutional matters, Arbitration, Contract, Sale of goods, Company law, Service and Labour matter and Opinion work, argued several leading cases of Constitutional Rights, Civil Liberties, including Press Law and Freedom of Expression, 1982-84;O.S.D. in the Prime Minister`s Office with Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1981-82; Senior Partner, Talib Luthra & Associates, Extensive Chamber and Court practice, escpecially in commercial, consitutional airlines, Press Law and Administrative Law; actively involved in Congress Party affairs, particularly minority affairs, since 1985; Spokeperson, All India Congress Committee, 1998-99; designated Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Senior Councel, and Chambers for Equity Lex Associates, 1999;Incharge (i) North East States and Programme Implementation ; and (ii) five States-Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chattisgarh and West Bengal; Member, AICC Committee for Future Challenges and Opportunities

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