Kamal Akhtar or Kamaal Akhtar or Kamaal Akhtar Tyagi (born 24 October 1971) is a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly and has earlier been the former Panchayati Raj Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and a politician from Samajwadi Party as well as a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He belongs to Ujhari, Jyotiba Phule Nagar District. He lost his seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Mahender Singh Kadakhvashi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won his seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Kanth (Moradabad). Personal life Kamaal Akhtar was born to Nafeesuddin Ahmad and Mahajabin in Ujhari. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and LL.B. at the Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. His wife Humara Akhter was Samajwadi Party Lok sabha candidate from Amroha in the sixteenth Lok sabha election. Achievements 2022: Member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Kanth, Moradabad References External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website 1971 births People from Amroha district Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Uttar Pradesh politicians Samajwadi Party politicians Living people Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027 Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh