| Shafiqur Rahman Barq | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Sambhal |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2019 |
| Term End: | 27 February 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Satyapal Singh Saini |
| Successor: | Zia ur Rahman Barq |
| Constituency1: | Sambhal |
| Term Start1: | 2009 |
| Term End1: | 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | Ram Gopal Yadav |
| Successor1: | Satyapal Singh Saini |
| Constituency2: | Moradabad |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2009 |
| Successor2: | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Predecessor2: | Chandra Vijay Singh |
| Constituency3: | Moradabad |
| Successor3: | Chandra Vijay Singh |
| Predecessor3: | Ghulam Mohammad Khan |
| Term Start3: | 1996 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Office4: | Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency4: | Sambhal |
| Successor4: | Iqbal Mehmood |
| Predecessor4: | Shariyatulla |
| Term Start4: | 1985 |
| Term End4: | 1992 |
| Constituency5: | Sambhal |
| Successor5: | Shariyatulla |
| Predecessor5: | Mahmood Hasan Khan |
| Term Start5: | 1974 |
| Term End5: | 1980 |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Sambhal, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Death Place: | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Children: | Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq (son) |
| Party: | Samajwadi Party |
| Otherparty: | Bahujan Samaj Party (2009-2014) |
| Alma Mater: | Agra University |
| Relations: | Zia ur Rahman Barq (grandson) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Social worker, businessperson & politician |
| Parliament: | Member of Parliament for Moradabad |
Shafiqur Rahman Barq (11 July 1930 – 27 February 2024) was an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha at various times from Moradabad as the Samajwadi Party candidate and Sambhal, most recently in 2019. He had declared assets worth rupees 1 crore 32 lacs.[2] [3] [4]
Barq came into the news after taking the oath as a member of the Lok Sabha when he declared that Vande Mataram was against Islam and that Muslims cannot follow it.[5]
Barq received widespread criticism for defending the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India's own freedom struggle.[6] [7]
Shafiqur Rahman Barq was elected four times as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.[8]
| From | To | Position | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1977 | BKD | |||
| 2. | 1977 | 1980 | Janata Party | ||
| 3. | 1985 | 1989 | Lok Dal | ||
| 4. | 1989 | 1991 | Janata Dal | ||
| 5. | 1998 | SP | |||
| 6. | 1998 | 1999 | SP | ||
| 7. | 2004 | 2009 | SP | ||
| 8. | 2009 | 2014 | BSP | ||
| 9. | 2019 | Present | SP |
Shafiqur died after suffering from a prolonged illness on 27 February 2024, at the age of 93.[9] As per a Dainik Bhaskar report,[10] over 60,000 individuals attended Dr. Barq's funeral. The prayer was led by the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah-e-Barkatiya, Ameen Mian Quadri. According to a Facebook post by Barq, he was a devoted follower of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.