Afsar Khan (politician)

Afsar Khan (1950 – 7 February 2015),^[1] also known as Mohd Muqteda Khan, was the senior member and core member of AIMIM,^{[citation needed]} who was elected to serve as MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Karwan constituency between 2003 and 2014. He died on 7 February 2015 at the age of 65. Due to heart attack and having suffering from prolong illness. His funeral prayers is performed in Masjid e Aziza at Mehdipatnam ^[2]

Afsar Khan and 20 AIMIM members attacked noted Bangladeshi novelist Taslima Nasreen as protest against blasphemy against Muhammed on 9-August-2007 during the launch of her new book in Hyderabad.^[3]