Imran Pratapgarhi

Imran Pratapgarhi 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."

Early life and poetic career

Pratapgarhi was born as Mohammed Imran Khan to Mohammed Iliyas Khan in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Madarsa, his other writings include Filisteen, Najeeb, and Umar out of over 100 Nazms written by him. == Political career ==

Political career

A critic of Narendra Modi, Pratapgarhi joined the Indian National Congress and contested in 2019 Indian general election from Moradabad, where he lost to S. T. Hasan of Samajwadi Party with a margin of more than half a million votes (590,218 votes). Pratapgarhi was appointed AICC minority department chairman on 3 June 2021. In June 2022, Pratapgarhi was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra on Indian National Congress nomination. == Positions held ==

Positions held

• Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare • Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 2024 • Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture • Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Minority Affairs ==Awards==

Awards

• Yash Bharti Award 2016 - highest Award of Uttar Pradesh Government. ==See also==

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