Kamal Akhtar

Kamal Akhtar (born 24 October 1971) is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been the former Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and a politician from Samajwadi Party as well as a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.^[1]

Kamal Akhtar
Member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Constituency	Kanth
In office 2012–2017
Constituency	Hasanpur
Cabinet Minister, Food and civil Supply of Uttar Pradesh
In office 2015–2017
Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 2012–2015
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2004–2010
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1971-10-24) 24 October 1971 (age 53) Ujhari, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Humera Bano
Alma mater	Jamia Millia Islamia
Profession	Advocate, Politician

He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Mahender Singh Kadakhvashi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

He won his seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Kanth (Moradabad).^[3]

Early life

He was born in Ujhari, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Personal life

Kamaal Akhtar was born to Nafeesuddin Ahmad and Mahajabin in Ujhari.^[4] He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and LL.B. at the Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. His wife Humara Akhter was Samajwadi Party Lok sabha candidate from Amroha in the sixteenth Lok sabha election.^[5]

Achievements

• 2022: Member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Kanth, Moradabad ^[6]