Jaleel Khan Explained

Jaleel Khan
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:Vijayawada West
Term Start:2014
Term End:2019
Predecessor:Vellampalli Srinivas
Successor:Vellampalli Srinivas
Term Start1:1999
Term End1:2004
Predecessor1:Kakarla Subba Raju
Successor1:Shaik Nasar Vali
Constituency1:Vijayawada West
Birth Name:Jaleel Khan
Birth Date:1954 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation:Politician
Education:B.Com.
Children:3 daughters, 1 son

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.

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaleel Khan untold Biography . TelanganaNewsPaper . 2016-12-28 .
  2. Web site: Vijayawada West Assembly 2014 Election Results. Elections.in. 11 October 2014.
  3. Web site: List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1999. Elections.in. 11 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Another YSR Congress Legislator Joins TDP In Andhra Pradesh.
  5. Web site: Chandrababu Naidu may induct YSRC turncoats into his Cabinet. 6 February 2017.
  6. News: Jaleel Khan to head Wakf Board. Staff Reporter. The Hindu. 10 July 2017. www.thehindu.com.
  7. Web site: AP Waqf Board Chairman.
  8. Web site: MLA Jaleel Khan in controversy, again! - Times of India.
  9. Web site: 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 ›