Jaleel Khan

Jaleel Khan (born 10 December 1954),[1] is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was MLA[2] of Vijayawada West constituency.

Jaleel Khan
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
Former Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh, India
In office
1999–2004
ConstituencyVijayawada West constituency, Andhra Pradesh, India
Former Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh, India
In office
2014–2019
ConstituencyVijayawada West constituency, Andhra Pradesh, India
Personal details
Born
Jaleel Khan

(1954-12-10) 10 December 1954
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Children3 daughters, 1 son
EducationB.Com.
OccupationPolitician

He was elected as MLA from YSR Congress in 2014 state assembly elections, beating his nearest rival, V. Srinivas, by a narrow margin.[2][3] Later in the 2016 he joined ruling Telugu Desam Party.[4] He was also elected as MLA [3] through the INC party in 1999.

Mr. Khan was among the most expected to get cabinet berth during the recent shuffle.[5] But things did not work out as expected for him. AP Chief Minister, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, without further ado, has nominated Jaleel Khan as AP Waqf Board Chairman.[6][7] This is a very prominent position among Muslim minorities.

Controversies

On 23 April 2016, he allegedly directed his henchmen to attack reporter of a daily newspaper for taking pictures when he was having an argument with masjid committee members at a meeting at Tarapet in Vijayawada.[8]

On 27 December 2016, during an interview with an online channel, he said that he studied physics in B.com. This part of interview went viral and made him popular overnight. And this video and spoofs on this video were trending online for many days and many jokes were made on him and B.com. Physics even until today.[9] Telugu Desam party named him chairman of Waqf board, Andhra Pradesh.[10]

References
  1. "Jaleel Khan untold Biography". TelanganaNewsPaper. 28 December 2016.
  2. "Vijayawada West Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. "List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1999". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. "Another YSR Congress Legislator Joins TDP In Andhra Pradesh".
  5. "Chandrababu Naidu may induct YSRC turncoats into his Cabinet". 6 February 2017.
  6. Staff Reporter (10 July 2017). "Jaleel Khan to head Wakf Board". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. "AP Waqf Board Chairman".
  8. "MLA Jaleel Khan in controversy, again! - Times of India".
  9. "Vijayawada TD MLA Jaleel Khan's 'B.com physics' video amuses all". 28 December 2016.
  10. Telugu Desam Party: Jaleel Khan named new Waqf board ... - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com › ...
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