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Arif Mohammed Khan is an Indian politician who was appointed the 22nd Governor of Kerala by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on 1 September 2019. He is also a well-known author and columnist who has advocated religious reform, especially in the Muslim community.
Wiki/Biography
Arif Mohammad Khan was born on Sunday, 18 November 1951 (age 71 years; as in 2022) in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Arif Khan completed his schooling from Jamia Millia School, Delhi and GS Inter College, Bulandshahr. He joined Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, to pursue BA (Hons.) (1972–1973). He completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Lucknow University (1974–1977).
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
Arif Mohammad Khan’s family is a resident of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
parents and siblings
Arif Mohammad Khan’s father Ashfaq Mohammad Khan was a freedom fighter. Ashfaq Mohammad Khan died in 2016 (aged 93). Arif’s brother, Asif Muhammad Khan, is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), who represented Okhla Assembly constituency of Delhi (2013). His brother is a member of the Indian National Congress.
wife and children
Arif Khan married Syeda Reshma Arif on 14 October 1977 and has two sons, Mustafa Arif and Kabir Arif. Mustafa Arif is a lawyer, and Kabir Arif is a pilot pursuing his passion of organic farming in Uttar Pradesh.
Honorable Governor Shri Arif Mohammad Khan and Smt. Reshma Arif at Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram #RepublicDay2020 @vijayanpinrai @CMOKerala pic.twitter.com/t56vigA95b
– Governor of Kerala (@KeralaGovernor) 26 January 2020
other relatives
Arif Mohammad Khan’s niece, Areeba Khan, is an Indian politician. Ariba Ariba contested the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections (2022) on Congress ticket and emerged victorious.
Address
Gulwa Bagh, Lucknow Road, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
livelihood
Politics
Arif Mohammad Khan started his political career as a student leader at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh. He was the General Secretary of the AMU Students’ Union during 1972–1973; He was the President of AMU Students Union during 1973–1974. Arif Khan was part of Chaudhary Charan Singh’s Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD) party, which later merged with the Janata Party after the 1977 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. After leaving the BKD, he joined the Rajiv-led Indian National Congress (Indira) and was a part of the Congress party from 1980 to 1986. He was the Joint Secretary of All India Congress Committee (Indira). [A.I.C.C.(I)] During 1978-82. The defining moment of Arif’s career came in 1986 when he was a minister of state in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet. He was highly critical of the government’s move to bring in legislation to overturn the Supreme Court verdict in the Shah Bano case (differences over passage of the Muslim Personal Law Bill); Rajiv Gandhi expelled Arif from the Indian National Congress after his party and allies were unhappy with Khan’s stance. After leaving the Congress, he was associated with the Janata Dal party for some time and was given a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections, which he won and became a minister in the VP Singh government. After the fall of the VP Singh government, Arif joined the Bahujan Samaj Party. got included in. (BSP) and became its General Secretary. He protested the BSP’s decision to join with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in Uttar Pradesh in 2002 and left the party; However, in 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and left them three years later in 2007. Later he again joined BJP and has been a supporter of the party since then.
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Arif Khan contested his first Legislative Assembly election on Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD) ticket from Siyana constituency of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, but was unsuccessful. Arif was 26 years old when he became a member of the Legislative Assembly in Uttar Pradesh in 1977. He was made the Deputy Minister in charge of Excise, Prohibition and Waqf in the Janata Party government, but Arif submitted his resignation after disagreeing with this. The government handled the 1977 Lucknow riots between Shias and Sunnis.
Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha
Arif was given a ticket by the Indian National Congress (Indira) to contest the Lok Sabha elections in 1980; He contested the elections from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh and emerged victorious. Arif Khan was then appointed as Deputy Minister in charge of Information and Broadcasting in Indira Gandhi’s cabinet. In 1984, Arif contested and won the election from Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He was part of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989) as a Janata Dal Party candidate and represented the Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency and became the Union Minister of Energy and Civil Aviation. Arif Khan was representing Bahraich constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha (1998) on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket. He contested elections as a BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency in 2004 but was unsuccessful.
Governor of Kerala
Arif Mohammed Khan was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala on 1 September 2019.
On being appointed Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan said, this is an opportunity to serve. It is a privilege to be born in a country as vast and diverse as India. This is a great opportunity for me to know this part of India, which forms the border of India and is called God’s own country pic.twitter.com/LZmF1FRN3Y
– ANI (@ANI) 1 September 2019
controversies
Expelled from Congress in Shahbano case
Arif Khan was part of the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government from 1980 to 1986. He was the Minister of State, holding various portfolios of Energy, Industry and Company Affairs and Home. Arif welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision in the Bano case in which it was ordered to pay maintenance to divorced husband Shah Bano. This decision was not welcomed by Muslim clerics; The Rajiv Gandhi government brought in the legislature to overturn the decision. Arif expressed his concern and resigned from his ministerial role, protesting the government’s decision. Following this outrage he was expelled from the Indian National Congress, but never changed his stance and insisted that reforms were necessary for the Muslim community. He welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision declaring the practice of triple talaq unconstitutional and void and demanded that people adopting the practice of triple talaq should be jailed for at least three years. These comments did not go down well with the pundits and clerics of the Muslim communities.
Raj Bhavan vs Government of Kerala
Arif Mohammed Khan was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Kerala in 2019; After the first few months, differences between him and the Kerala government became common. Arif Khan has been at loggerheads with the CPIM-led Kerala government since the anti-CAA resolution was passed in the Assembly. Arif Khan initially refused to read the references to the resolution (paragraph 18) passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly; He later confirmed that he would read the paragraph only to honor the Chief Minister’s request to read that paragraph, despite his differences and objections on the subject. Arif Khan’s actions were considered politically motivated by the CPIM, who accused him of acting and using his power to please the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Arif Khan questioned and canceled the appointment of Priya Varghese, wife of KK Ragesh, private secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, as Associate Professor in Kannur University, Kerala in 2022. Khan accused the state government of nepotism, and the Kerala High Court found that Priya did not have sufficient teaching experience as per University Grants Commission (UGC) norms and ordered a re-examination of her appointment as associate professor. Ordered. The dispute between the Governor and the state government escalated when Arif Khan demanded the resignation of 11 vice-chancellors (VCs), saying the government had appointed them against the Supreme Court judgment which invalidated the appointment of Kerala Technological University. Had given. The court found that the University Grants Commission (UGC) rules were violated in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor. Subsequently the Government of Kerala introduced the University Laws (Amendment) Bill in the State Assembly to amend the laws relating to the administration of state universities and to remove the Governor from the post of Chancellor of the state universities. Later, the LDF-led government passed a bill in the Assembly to end the Governor’s oversight role in the administration of universities in the state and ensure that the state government should have greater control over the administration of universities in the state.
Pinarayi Vijayan with Arif Mohammed Khan
Referring to media houses as ‘cadre media’
Arif Mohammad Khan refused to talk to 2 media outlets during a press meeting at Raj Bhavan in November 2022. He referred to two Malayalam media, Kairali News and Media One, as “cadre media” and alleged that they ran a campaign against his position. As Governor of Kerala. He asked these media representatives to leave or he would leave. Arif’s actions were heavily criticized by the media and public.
Salary
As the Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan is entitled to a monthly salary of Rs. 3,50,000.
net worth
Arif Mohammad Khan’s net worth in the year 2004 was estimated to be Rs. 52,50,000. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 250,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 15,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2004. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- According to Arif Khan, he developed interest in politics when he was studying at Aligarh Muslim University, where he was also elected as a student leader.
- He is the author of ‘Text and Context: The Quran and Contemporary Challenges’ published by Rupa Publications; This is a compilation of thought-provoking articles by Arif Mohammad Khan published in various newspapers and magazines.
- Arif Mohammad Khan is against minority appeasement, he opposes minority commissions and advocates strengthening the National Human Rights Commission, which can take care of anyone and everyone.
- In January 2023, speaking at a Hindu conference in Thiruvananthapuram, he said that he considered ‘Hindu’ not a religious term but a geographical term. He said,
I do not consider Hindu as a religious term… Hindu is a geographical term.
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