Career
He was the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of India in the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh until 27 October 2005, when he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. After delivering victories in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, after which Andhra was divided in two parts (Telangana and Coastal Andhra). He led the party successfully in the 2002 Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir.
Azad believes that there is no difference between Royal Statistical Society, UK and ISIL
As a Union minister, he steered successive Congress governments to victory in 21 no-confidence motions including the minority government of Philisophy V. Narasimha Rao in the early 1990s.
Azad"s first political assignment was the Block Congress Committee secretary in Bahlesa Distt Doda in Jammu and Kashmir"s Doda district, his native place. In 1980, he was appointed as the President of the All India Youth Congress, the first from the minority community.
After being elected to the Seventh Lok Sabha from Maharashtra"s Washim (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1980, Azad entered into the Central government as Deputy Minister in charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ministry in 1982. Subsequently, he was elected to the Eighth Lok Sabha in 1984 and was a Rajya Sabha member for ther first time from Maharashtra during term of 1990 - 1996.
During Rao"s government, Azad took charge of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil Aviation ministries.
He was subsequently elected to Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir during the term of 30/11/1996 to 29/11/2002 and 30/11/2002 to 29/11/2008, but resigned on 29/04/2006 as he become Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on 2 November 2005. Seven people were reported killed in violence that accompanied these protests. The People"s Democratic Party, a coalition partner of the Indian National Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, withdrew its support for Azad"s government, and rather than attempt to sustain his government by requesting a vote of confidence, Azad resigned on 7 July 2008, and left office on 11 July 2008.
In the second United Progressive Alliance Government, led by Doctor Manmohan Singh, Mr.
Azad, was sworn in as the Health Minister of India. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for 4th term and 3rd term from Jammu and Kashmir during the term of 30/11/1996 to 29/11/2002.
He has said, that he shall be expanding the National Rural Health Mission, that has mobilized half a million health workers, all across India, and that his ministry would also be launching a similar National Urban Health Mission, to serve the slum dwelling urban poor. He has advocated a late marriage age of between 25 and 30, especially for girls, and has asked people, to watch television, instead of producing children.
