Shafiqur Rahman Barq

 Shafiqur Rahman Barq (11 July 1930 – 27 February 2024) was an Indian politician belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha at various times from Moradabad as the Samajwadi Party candidate and Sambhal, most recently in 2019. He had declared assets worth rupees 1 crore 32 lacs.

Career
Barq came into the news after taking the oath as a member of the Lok Sabha when he declared that Vande Mataram was against Islam and that Muslims cannot follow it.

Barq received widespread criticism for defending the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India's own freedom struggle.

Positions held
Shafiqur Rahman Barq was elected four times as MLA and 5 times as Lok Sabha MP.

Death
Shafiqur died after suffering from a prolonged illness on 27 February 2024, at the age of 93. As per a Dainik Bhaskar report, over 60,000 individuals attended Dr. Barq's funeral. The prayer was led by the Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah-e-Barkatiya, Ameen Mian Quadri. According to a Facebook post by Barq, he was a devoted follower of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.