Ansari , Shri Afzal

Ansari , Shri Afzal

Party Name : Bahujan Samaj Party
Constituency : Ghazipur
State : Uttar Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17

Father's Name : Shri Subhanullah Ansari
Mother's Name : Smt. Begum Rabia
Date of birth : 14 Aug 1953
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1985-2001 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (five terms)2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Chemicals & FertilizersMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of RailwaysMember, Central Haj Committee of India5 Aug. 2007- May 2009 Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers12 March, 2009 Resigned on 12 March, 2009May, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on AgricultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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Social And Cultural Activities
Organising events like `Holi Milan`, `Id Milan` and `Kavi-Sammelans`, and `Mushairas` to promote social and communal harmony; encouraging the establishment of educational institutions, especially for girl child; Founder and Manager of the M.A. Ansaria Girls Inter College, Yusufpur, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur
 
Special Interests
Organising poor and weaker sections of the society and making them socially and politically aware; awakening people of every caste, society, section and creed to maintain harmony holding the national interest supreme
 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Visiting places of natural beauty; wildlife photography rearing pedigree dogs, Farming using traditional and modern techniques, water conservation etc.
 
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, chess, badminton; Organising sports tour in rural areas to encourage youth to develop interest in sports
 
Countries Visited
Mecca & Medina (with Haj Committee), UK (To play cricket as a Parliamentarian)
 
Other Information
Comes from a family of illustrious Freedom Fighters, Politicians, Soldiers and Barristers. Among his forbears were the Late Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, President of the Indian National Congress (1926-27); Late Brigadier Usman Ansari, Mahavir Chakra, martyred in action agaisnt Pakistan in 1948; Late Faridul Haque Ansari, former MP, Rajya Sabha and Shaukatullah Ansari, former MP, Rajya Sabha and Governor of Orissa