Zia ur Rahman Barq

Zia ur Rahman Barq (Hindi pronunciation: [zɪjaː ʊɾ ɾɛɦ.maːn̪ bəɾk]) is an Indian politician and Member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 10 March 2022 to 4 June 2024 from Kundarki constituency and Member of Parliament since 7 June 2024 from Sambhal as Samajwadi Party candidate.^[1][2][3]

Zia Ur Rahman Barq
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Constituency	Sambhal
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 10 March 2022 – June 2024
Preceded by	Mohammad Rizwan
Succeeded by	Thakur Ramveer Singh
Constituency	Kundarki
Personal details
Born	(1988-07-03) July 3, 1988 (age 37) Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Tuba Hafeez
Relations	Shafiqur Rahman Barq (grandfather)
Children	1
Education	Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Meerut) Aligarh Muslim University
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Early life

Zia ur Rahman Barq is the son of Mamluk Ur Rahman Barq and the grandson of Shafiqur Rahman Barq, who was the former Member of Parliament from Sambhal.^[4][5][6][7]

Political career

In his student life, he was a Senior Cabinet Member & Acting Secretary of the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union (AMUSU) in 2005-06.

Before 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he was the member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.^[8]

Controversies

A complaint was filed over Ziaur for breaking the election rules.^[9][10] Zia Ur Rahman Barq raised the demand to start Islamic studies in BHU^[11] after the controversies in AMU to teach Sanatan Dharma.^[12][13]

In November 2024 a conflict erupted in Sambhal after a court ordered an inspection of Shahi Jama Masjid, Sambhal, Which led to violence between police administration and civilians on 24th of November. Police registered a criminal offence against Zia Ur for allegedly instigating the violence.^[14]