Imran Pratapgarhi

Imran Pratapgarhi
Chairman of Minority Department
All India Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 June 2021
AICC PresidentMallikarjun Kharge
Preceded byNadeem Javed
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 July 2022
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
ChairmanJagdeep Dhankhar
Preceded byP. Chidambaram
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Imran Khan

(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37)
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPoet, Politician
AwardsYash Bharti Award
2016

Imran Pratapgarhi (born 6 August 1987) is an Indian Urdu-language poet and politician, who is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament. He represents the Indian state of Maharashtra. Pratapgarhi is known for his protest poetry that particularises the Muslim experience and identity in India and other parts of the world; he is especially known for his Urdu nazms "Madrasa" and "Han Main Kashmir Hoon."[1]

Pratapgarhi was a losing candidate in the 2019 Indian general election as an Indian National Congress candidate from Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Pratapgarhi was appointed chairman of the Minority Department of the All India Congress Committee on June 3, 2021.[3]

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  2. ^ "2019 general election results". elections.in. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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