Reyaz Ahmad Khan

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Reyaz Ahmad Khan
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 October 2024
Preceded by	Peerzada Mansoor Hussain
Constituency	Shangus-Anantnag East
Personal details
Political party	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Profession	Politician

Reyaz Ahmad Khan ( ریاض احمد خان) (born 10 April 1969), popular as Sher e Kuthar, is an Indian politician from Jammu & Kashmir. He was elected to the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2024, representing Shangus–Anantnag East Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference party.^[1][2][3] Reyaz Ahmad Khan is also member of House Committees on Subordinate Legislation and Privileges.^[4]

Khan belongs to the influential Khan dynasty of Shangus. He was born to Gull Mohd Khan and Sara Begum. Khan pursued his early schooling from a Govt School in neighbourhood. He completed a BSC from Government Degree College Khanabal and later did LLB from University of Kashmir.

He began his legal practice in the 1990s at the District Court in Anantnag and later extended his practice to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, building a legal career spanning more than 28 years. He is regarded as the most established and renowned Lawyer of Anantnag.

Khan served as standing counsel for the Government of India for five years. He also served as president of the Anantnag Bar Association for two years and continues to serve as legal counsel for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

Khan has been politically active since he joined the Bar Association. His peers honored him with the title "Voice of the Voiceless" for his advocacy. Khan is considered to be a close confidant of Abdullahs.^[who?]

In 2014, Khan officially became a member of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and was given the mandate to contest the assembly elections from Shangus, Anantnag. Although he lost, he secured approximately 11,000 votes.

Khan remained an active member of JKNC and is credited with playing a significant role in the party’s success in winning the Anantnag parliamentary seat twice. In 2024, he defeated four-time MLA and former minister by a margin of 18,000 votes, securing over 30,000 votes in total.

Khan serves as South Zone Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.

Reyaz Ahmad Khan is married and has two sons.

• 2024 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
• Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

• [1] My Neta 2024
• [2] My Neta 2014
• [3] one India article
• [4] News 18 article