Salman Khurshid
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Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a lawyer, and a writer[1] who has been elected from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency in the General Election of 2009. He belongs to the Farrukhabad area. Prior to this he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996) from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency. He became the Union Deputy Minister of Commerce in June 1991, and later became the Union Minister of State for External Affairs (Jan. 1993 – June 1996).[2] He started his political career in 1981 as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the prime ministership of Indira Gandhi.
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Salman Khurshid | |
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28th Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 28 October 2012 – 25 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | S. M. Krishna |
Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
Minister of Law and Justice | |
In office 12 Juli 2011 – 28 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
Succeeded by | Ashwani Kumar |
Minister of Minority Affairs | |
In office 28 May 2009 – 28 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | A. R. Antulay |
Succeeded by | K. Rahman Khan |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Chandra Bhushan Singh |
Succeeded by | Mukesh Rajput |
Constituency | Farrukhabad |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Preceded by | Santosh Bhartiya |
Succeeded by | Sakshi Maharaj |
Constituency | Farrukhabad |
President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 1999–2000 | |
In office 2005–2008 | |
General Secretary of AICC | |
In office 2004–2005 | |
President | Sonia Gandhi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953-01-01) 1 January 1953 (age 71) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Louise Khurshid |
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Relatives | Zakir Husain (grandfather) Shah Jahan Begum (grandmother) |
Alma mater | University of Delhi (B.A.) University of Oxford (M.A., BCL) |
Profession | Senior Advocate |