- Salman Khurshid
Salman Khurshid is an Indian
politician belonging to theIndian National Congress , alawyer , and awriter .Background and Education
He is the son of
Khurshed Alam Khan and grandson of Dr. Zakir Hussain, the thirdPresident of India .He studied at
Delhi Public School ,St. Stephen's College, Delhi andSt. Edmund Hall, Oxford . He was a Junior Research Fellow and then Lecturer atTrinity 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 aMember of Parliament from theFarrukhabad constituency inUttar Pradesh . He has been the President of theUttar 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; inJune 2006 theSupreme 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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