Imran Raza Ansari

Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1970) is a politician and religious scholar succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He won elections from the Pattan constituency and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. Imran is the grandson of marhoom Molvi Jawad Ansari and also the nephew of Abid Hussain Ansari.[1][2]

Imran Reza Ansari
عمران رضا أنصاري
ConstituencyPattan, Baramulla Kashmir
Personal details
Born (1970-03-07) 7 March 1970
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyJammu and Kashmir People's Conference
ChildrenJawad Ansari (son) and a younger son and a daughter
Residence(s)Dar ul Jawad Qamarwari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia, Damascus University, Tyndale Biscoe School

Early life and education

Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1970. He is elder to his brother Irfan Reza Ansari and younger to his sister. Raza Ansari had his matriculation from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then went to Jamia Millia Islamia with arts as his subject. Later he had his masters from same institution, where he qualified Master's degree in Political science.[3]

Political career

After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party at the Pattan constituency where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.[4] After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.[5][6] He has also served as the president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.[7] Ansari ended the three decade long term of Farooq Abdullah, when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Imran Raza Ansari is PDP candidate from Patan". Zee News.
  2. "Present Council of Minister". General Administration Deptt. Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. http://www.imranrezaansari.com/page-sidebar.html# Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir".
  5. "JK ministers take charge of offices Lastupdate:- Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com". www.greaterkashmir.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  7. "JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president". The Times of India. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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