Tauqeer Raza Khan

Politician

Indian Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
BirthplaceBareilly, Uttar Pradesh

Latest News about Tauqeer Raza Khan

01/10/2025

Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan was arrested among 73 others following violent 'I Love Muhammad' protests in Bareilly that injured dozens of policemen. Police identified him as the mastermind who instigated thousands to pelt stones, with empty bullet shells and acid bombs recovered at the site. He was named in seven of the ten related cases and sent to 14-day judicial custody, with his properties sealed and bulldozers deployed by the Uttar Pradesh administration.

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Bio/Wiki

Profession(s)
  • Politician
  • Religious Leader

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

SiblingsElder Brother - Subhan Raza Khan (chairman of the Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat)
Spouse
  • i khan
  • Naqi Ali Khan
  • Mustajab Beghum
  • Bibie Jan

Career

Political PartyIttehad-e-Millat Council

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Tauqeer Raza Khan is a religious leader of the Bareilvi sect of Sunni Muslims from Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. He founded the political party Ittehad-e-Millat Council in 2001.
3. His grandfather was Ahmed Raza Khan, the founder of the Barelvi movement.
4. Tauqeer Raza Khan is the head of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jaded).
5. In 2013, Khan resigned from his post in the handloom department of Uttar Pradesh following the Muzaffar Nagar clashes.
6. To promote unity among Muslims, Khan visited Deoband in Uttar Pradesh in 2016, which attracted criticism from religious leaders within his own sect.
7. In 2001, Tauqeer Raza Khan established the political party 'Ittehad-e-Millat Council' in Uttar Pradesh, winning ten seats in its inaugural municipal elections.
8. He joined the Indian National Congress in 2009.
9. Khan was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police in 2010 for his involvement in Hindu-Muslim riots in Bareilly.
10. In the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Tauqeer Raza Khan supported the Samajwadi Party.
11. In 2013, Khan was appointed vice-chairman of the Handloom Corporation of Uttar Pradesh.
12. After resigning from the Samajwadi Party, Khan accused them of not safeguarding Muslim citizens in Uttar Pradesh.
13. He met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a visit to Delhi in 2013.
14. Tauqeer Raza Khan backed the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party in 2014.
15. In February 2015, he established the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jaded) to ensure personal laws for Barelvi Muslims in India.
16. Khan visited the house of a boy arrested on terrorism charges in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh in May 2016.
17. In March 2016, Tauqeer Raza Khan criticized the International Sufi Conference.
18. He stated at a Social Integration Conference in Bareilly in 2017 that a Hindu woman had five husbands.
19. During a rally in Bareilly on 8 January 2022, Tauqeer Raza Khan made threatening remarks towards Hindus while addressing 20 lakh Muslims.
20. On 30 January 2022, Khan's daughter-in-law, Nida Khan, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
21. He is the younger brother of Maulana Subhan Raza Khan, the present custodian of the Bareilly dargah.
22. Police records show 17 criminal cases filed against him, including multiple FIRs linked to riots.
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