21 Facts About Farooq Khan

Sardar Farooq Khan was born on 1955 and is an Indian politician and former police officer who served with the Indian Police Service.

Farooq Khan retired in 2013 as Inspector General of Police, Jammu and head of the Sher-I-Kashmir Police Academy at Udhampur.

Farooq Khan joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 and was appointed the national secretary of the party in June 2015.

Farooq Khan served as the 32nd Administrator of Lakshadweep till July 2019.

Farooq Khan is a Dogri-speaking Muslim of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Farooq Khan's mother is Khalida Begum; and he has one brother and two sisters.

Farooq Khan was first part of the Kashmir Police Service in 1984, and went on to get his first field posting as Sub-Divisional Police Officer in Bhaderwah in 1986.

In 1994, Farooq Khan had shifted to the Indian Police Service.

Farooq Khan was part of operations against militants who had attacked the Raghunath Temple, Jammu and Panjbakhtar Temple, Jammu in late 2002.

When Farooq Khan was a Senior Superintendent of Police, Anantnag, he was suspended for two years in 2003 for his alleged role in Pathribal fake encounter on 25 March 2000.

Farooq Khan Abdullah set up a commission to look into the incidents.

Now that Farooq Khan was absolved by charges by both the Pandian commission and the CBI investigation, he was reinstated into the police force.

Farooq Khan had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal as well as the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for justice, after which the Ministry of Home Affairs cleared his name.

Farooq Khan retired as IGP Jammu and as the head of the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy, Udhampur.

Farooq Khan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 26 March 2014, before the 2014 Indian general elections, during a political rally in Hiranagar, Kathua district in the presence of Narendra Modi.

Farooq Khan was the 32nd Administrator of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep between September 2016 and July 2019.

Under Farooq Khan, the "branding of Lakshadweep" was pushed, with the aim of marketing products from Lakshadweep to the world.

On 13 July 2019, Farooq Khan was appointed as the fifth advisor to the then Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik.

Farooq Khan was the first advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik to request withdrawal of his security convoy.

Farooq Khan is a recipient of the President's medals for gallantry, bravery and distinguished service.

Farooq Khan has been given commendations by the Indian Army and other agencies.