Imran_Raza_Ansari

Imran Raza Ansari

Imran Raza Ansari

Kashmiri politician and cleric (born 1972)


Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a well-known Shia cleric, succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after the latter'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 Molvi Jawad Ansari and also the nephew of Abid Hussain Ansari . [1][2]

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Early life and education

Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1972. 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

Imran Reza Ansari with Vijay Goel in 2017.

After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, 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, 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. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Present Council of Minister". General Administration Deptt. Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". www.imranrezaansari.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president". The Times of India. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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