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Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Bihar energy, law, minority welfare and public relations department minister Shakeel Ahmed Khan died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Gurgaon on Friday. He was 65.
Khan, who served as minister for 10 years in the Lalu-Rabri cabinet, joined the Janata Dal (United) last year. He died at Medicity hospital in Gurgaon. He is survived by his widow and three daughters. |
Shakeel Ahmed Khan was member of Bihar legislative assembly twice and also member of the state Legislative Council once. He lost from Sherghatty Assembly seat on RJD ticket in 2010 election. It was a few months later that he joined Janata Dal (United).
Khan, who started his career in the CPI, was also a leading lawyer in Patna High Court, where he practised for more than three decades as criminal lawyer.
He unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election from Gaya Town constituency on the CPI ticket in 1980, 1985 and 1990. However, in 1994 he switched over to join the then Janata Dal, which three years later became RJD.
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