Ghulam Nabi Azad

Education

Master of Science in Zoology, Kashmir U., 1973.

Career

Secretary general, All India Youth Congress, 1977-1980; Member of Parliament, All India Youth Congress, 1979; president, All India Youth Congress, 1980-1982; deputy minister of law, justice, and company affairs, All India Youth Congress, 1982-1983; deputy minister information and broadcasting, All India Youth Congress, 1983-1984; minister state, ministry parliamentary affairs, All India Youth Congress, 1984-1986; minister state, ministry of food and civil supplies, All India Youth Congress, 1986-1987; minister parliamentary affairs, All India Youth Congress, 1991-1993; minister civil aviation and tourism, All India Youth Congress, since 1991. Arrested and jailed more than a dozen times for political reasons, 1977-1979.

Achievements

• Ghulam Nabi Azad has been listed as a noteworthy Indian government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Control Haj Committee, 1980-1983. Member Special Organizing Committee. Chairman Youth Superior vena cava syndrome, IX Asian Games, 1982.

Connections

Married; 2 children.