Salman Khurshid

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Salman Khurshid (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, a lawyer, and a writer elected from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency. He belongs to Farrukhabad. He, presently is Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Minority Affairs. Prior to this he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996) from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency, thereafter starting as Union Deputy Minister, Commerce in June 1991, he remained Union Minister of State, External Affairs (Jan. 1993-June 1996).

Early life and education

Born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, he is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan, former Union minister of External affairs, Government of India, and maternal grandson of Dr. Zakir Hussain, the third President of India.

He studied B.A. (English and Jurisprudence), M.A., B.C.L. Educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi and St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K. Lok Sabha.

Political career

He started his political career as an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office, during the Prime Ministership of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in the early 1980s. Later he became the Deputy Minister of Commerce in the Government of India, and then Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India from 1991-1996. During this period he was the Member of Parliament from the Farrukhabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh. After the General Election of 2009...
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