Zia ur Rahman Barq

Indian politician

Zia Ur Rahman Barq

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Constituency	Sambhal
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 10 March 2022 – June 2024
Preceded by	Mohammad Rizwan
Succeeded by	Vacant
Constituency	Kundarki

Personal details
Born	Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Tuba Hafeez
Relations	Shafiqur Rahman Barq (grandfather)
Education	Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Meerut) Aligarh Muslim University

Zia ur Rahman Barq is an Indian politician and Member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 10 March 2022 to 4 June 2024 from Kundarki Assembly Area & Member of Parliament since 7 June 2024 from Sambhal as Samajwadi Party candidate.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life

Zia ur Rahman Barq is the son of Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq and the grandson of Shafiqur Rahman Barq, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) from Sambhal.^[4]^[5]

Political career

In his student life, he was a Senior Cabinet Member & Acting Secretary of the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union (AMUSU) in 2005-06.

Before 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was the member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.^[6]

Controversies

A complaint was filed over Ziaur for breaking the election rules.^[7]^[8] Zia Ur Rahman Barq raised the demand to start Islamic studies in BHU^[9] after the controversies in AMU to teach Sanatan Dharma.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Kundarki Election Result 2022 LIVE: Kundarki MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ Live, A. B. P. (10 March 2022). "Kundarki Election Result 2022LIVE: SP के ZIA UR REHMAN की हुई जीत, AAP के रहें दूसरे नंबर पर". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Kundarki Election Result 2022 Live: Zia ur Rehman leads with 1,25,609 votes". ummid. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "zia-ur-rehman: SP MP Barq's grandson fielded from Kundarki seat in Moradabad | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Zia Ur Rehman(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- KUNDARKI(MORADABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Sambhal emerges as MIM's best chance". The Sunday Guardian Live. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "UP Chuanv 2022: सपा सांसद शफीकुर्र रहमान बर्क के पोते जियाउर्रहमान ने समर्थकों संग संभल में मचाया हुड़दंग, केस दर्ज". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Moradabad: Case filed against SP candidate Ziaur Rahman Burke from Kundarki, know what is the matter". www.upcitynews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "BHU में भी इस्लामिक पढ़ाई करने की उठी मांग". Dainik Bhaskar.
^ "Protest on Aligarh Muslim University's proposal to teach Sanatan Dharma". The Daily Voice.
^ "AMU में सनातन शिक्षा का विरोध क्यों?". Zee News India. 4 August 2022.