Abdul Hafeez Khan
Abdul Hafeez Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | S. V. Mohan Reddy |
| Succeeded by | T. G. Bharath |
| Constituency | Kurnool |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohammed Abdul Hafeez Khan is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He has been a member of the YSR Congress Party since 2011 and represented Kurnool Assembly Constituency. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Hafeez Khan was born in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh on January 31, 1977. He finished his secondary education in Montessori School and his intermediate, the pre university course, from Osmania College. Later, he did bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology and a Master's in Computer Information Systems from University of Detroit Mercy. He graduated in the year of 2003 and continued working in the software industry in the USA till 2011.
Political career
[edit]Hafeez Khan joined as a district steering committee member of YSRCP in 2011 and then became the convenor of the District Minority Committee in 2012. Later, he served as a central executive council member in 2013. In 2016, he became the Assembly Incharge. He was made the Additional Special Representative from Andhra Pradesh to the Middle East and Far East Countries for business development and investments in 2021.
He became an MLA for the first time, winning the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, defeating T. G. Bharath of the Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 5,353 votes. He polled 72,819 votes, representing a 47.70% share of the votes in the constituency.
Service during pandemic
[edit]Khan led by example as he carried bodies of COVID-19 victims and buried them.[5] In August 2020, during the peak of the pandemic, he helped perform last rites for many victims. He also made sure that the Kurnool Municipal Corporation performed the last rites as per their respective religion. Three burial sites were identified for different religions.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abdul Hafeez Khan Mohammed(YSRCP):Constituency- KURNOOL(KURNOOL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Kumar, K. Narendra (1 April 2019). "Kurnool Assembly seat to witness tug of war between YSRCP, TDP". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Staff Reporter (26 March 2019). "It's Bharath verses Hafeez in battle for Kurnool seat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Kurnool Election Results 2019 Live Updates". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (1 August 2020). "COVID-19 | Kurnool MLA conducts last rites of virus victim". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ archive, From our online (2 August 2020). "Andhra Pradesh MLA MA Hafeez Khan performs last rites of coronavirus victim". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh: MLA Hafeez Khan prompts Kurnool Corporation to perform final rites of Covid-19 victims". The Times of India. 28 July 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 May 2024.