Indian politician
Tazeen Fatma is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] She belongs to the Samajwadi Party and is a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Rampur assembly constituency of Rampur district.[2] She is pro-vice-chancellor of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.
Early life and education
Fatma was born on 10 March 1949 to Mohammad Abdul Qaiyoom and Asghari Khatoon in Bilgram, a village in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] She attended Aligarh Muslim University and obtained M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D.[4]
She started working as associate professor in Political science in the department of education[where?].
Tazeen married Azam Khan in 1981 and has two sons, Abdullah and Abeed. Azam Khan is also a member of the Samajwadi Party and a former minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government.[5]
Politics
In October 2014, Fatma was offered a nomination to the Rajya Sabha by Samajwadi party, which she refused citing that her husband had not been given due consideration by the party.[6] Later, in November, she accepted the offer and became member of the Rajya Sabha.
In January 2015, she was nominated to a committee on social justice and empowerment.[7] She and her husband were accused of procuring multiple birth certificates made in Rampur and Lucknow for their son Abdullah to get two passports. A BJP leader filed a complaint in this matter in January 2019.[8]
Controversies
Land encroachment
Tazeen Fatma, along with her son Abdullah Azam Khan, got a notice for encroaching upon farmers' land to construct Mohammad Ali Jauhar University on 9 September 2019.[9] She was also booked under section 447 and 184 of Indian Penal Code for encroaching on government land to build Humsafar resort.[10]
Electricity theft
During the raids, officials found that Azam Khan and Tazeen had installed equipment being used, which they were able to illegally consume electricity beyond the installed capacity of their power meter. Therefore, officials booked a first information report against Tazeen for stealing electricity on 6 September 2019.[11]
Fake birth certificate
On 26 February 2020, Tazeen Fatma, along with her husband and her son, were sent to jail for making a fake birth certificate.[12]
