Khurshed Alam Khan

Khurshed Alam Khan
7th Governor of Karnataka
In office
6 January 1992 – 2 December 1999
Chief MinisterSarekoppa Bangarappa
Veerappa Moily
H. D. Deve Gowda
J. H. Patel
S. M. Krishna
Preceded byBhanu Pratap Singh
Succeeded byV.S. Ramadevi
2nd Governor of Goa
In office
18 July 1989 – 17 March 1991
Chief MinisterPratapsingh Rane
Churchill Alemao
Luis Proto Barbosa
Ravi Naik
Preceded byGopal Singh
Succeeded byBhanu Prakash Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1989
Preceded byDaya Ram Shakya
Succeeded bySantosh Bhartiya
ConstituencyFarrukhabad
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
5 July 1980 – 6 December 1984
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
In office
16 April 1974 – 15 April 1980
ConstituencyDelhi
Personal details
Born
Khurshed Alam Khan

(1919-02-05)5 February 1919
Farrukhabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died20 July 2013(2013-07-20) (aged 94)
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSaeeda Khurshid
RelationsZakir Husain (father-in-law)
Shah Jahan Begum (mother-in-law)
ChildrenSalman Khurshid[1]
Alma materAgra University
University of Pennsylvania
OccupationPolitician

Khurshed Alam Khan (5 February 1919 – 20 July 2013) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party.[2][3]

He was Governor of Karnataka from 1991 to 1999 and governor of Goa from 1989 to 1991. Before that, he was Union minister of External affairs in Government of India. He was associated with Jamia Millia Islamia.

  1. ^ "Salman Khurshid's father Khursheed Alam Khan passes away". 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ PTI (11 December 1994). "Former Union minister Khurshed Alam Khan passes away at 95 – The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20131023153300/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Salman-Khurshid-India-s-illustrious-new-Muslim-foreign-minister/Article1-951358.aspx [bare URL]