Salman Khurshid

Salman Khurshid

Salman Khurshid is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress, a lawyer, and a writer.

Background and Education

He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan and grandson of Dr. Zakir Hussain, the third President of India.

He studied at Delhi Public School, St. Stephen's College, Delhi and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was a Junior Research Fellow and then Lecturer at Trinity College, Oxford.

Career

He was an Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office, during the Prime Ministership of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, and the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India from 1991-1996. During this period he was a Member of Parliament from the Farrukhabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He has been the President of the Uttar Pradesh Pradesh Congress Committee twice.

He is also the President of the Delhi Public School Society and Dr. Zakir Hussain Study Circle.

Controversies

Salman Khurshid appeared for SIMI, a group banned in India and frequently charged by Indian authorities with terrorist activities, as its defence lawyer, appealing the 2002 ban; in June 2006 the Supreme Court of India rejected the appeal noting "the appeal against the ban should be first argued before the tribunal established for the purposes". Asked about his appearance, Khurshid said :"I would refuse a client only when I am personally satisfied that taking up the case would go against the ethics of the profession. A lawyer has to appear for an accused. It is my constitutional duty. A party and the government too cannot pre-judge an organisation." [ [http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/8569.html Security check] The Indian Express - July 16, 2006]

In 2003 his daughter expired in Delhi Public School and not a single newspaper reported the cause of death.

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