Shafiqur Rahman Barq

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]

Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 27 February 2024
Preceded by	Satyapal Singh Saini
Succeeded by	Zia ur Rahman Barq
Constituency	Sambhal
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Ram Gopal Yadav
Succeeded by	Satyapal Singh Saini
Constituency	Sambhal
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Chandra Vijay Singh
Succeeded by	Mohammad Azharuddin
Constituency	Moradabad
In office 1996–1999
Preceded by	Ghulam Mohammad Khan
Succeeded by	Chandra Vijay Singh
Constituency	Moradabad
Member (MLA) in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1985–1992
Preceded by	Shariyatulla
Succeeded by	Iqbal Mehmood
Constituency	Sambhal
In office 1974–1980
Preceded by	Mahmood Hasan Khan
Succeeded by	Shariyatulla
Constituency	Sambhal
Personal details
Born	(1930-07-11)11 July 1930 Sambhal, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	27 February 2024(2024-02-27) (aged 93) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Other political affiliations	Bahujan Samaj Party (2009-2014)
Spouse	Queresha Begum ​ (m. 1948)​ [1]
Relations	Zia ur Rahman Barq (grandson)
Children	Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq (son)
Alma mater	Agra University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Social worker, businessperson & politician

Career

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]

Positions held

Shafiqur Rahman Barq was elected four times as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.^[8]

#	From	To	Position	Party
1.	1974	1977	MLA (1st term) in 6th Vidhan Sabha from Sambhal	BKD
2.	1977	1980	MLA (2nd term) from Sambhal	Janata Party
3.	1985	1989	MLA (3rd term) from Sambhal	Lok Dal
4.	1989	1991	MLA (4th term) from Sambhal	Janata Dal
5.	1996	1998	MP (1st term) in 11th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
6.	1998	1999	MP (2nd term) in 12th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
7.	2004	2009	MP (3rd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Moradabad	SP
8.	2009	2014	MP (4th term) in 15th Lok Sabha from Sambhal	BSP
9.	2019	Present	MP (5th term) in 17th Lok Sabha from Sambhal	SP

Death

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.