Asaduddin Owaisi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi
Constituency Hyderabad
Born 13 May 1969 (1969-05-13) (age 39)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Political party All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin
Spouse Farheen Owaisi
Children 5 daughters
Residence Hyderabad
As of September 16, 2006
Source: [1]

Asaduddin Owaisi (May 13, 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of Lok Sabha, Lower House of the Parliament of India. He was born in Hyderabad.

Contents

[edit] Early life

He attended Hyderabad Public School and St. Mary's Junior College, Hyderabad. After having graduated from Osmania University (B.A., Nizam College), he took a Law degree [L.L.B. (Hons.)] from the University of London, England. He was later called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn.[2].

[edit] Political debut

Asaduddin made his political debut into the Lok Sabha from the constituency of Hyderabad by defeating his nearest rival Baddam Bal Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a margin of 100,145 votes. Earlier this seat was represented by his father Senior Owaisi. Asaduddin Owaisi was also a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for ten years before becoming a Member of Parliament.

It was the seventh straight victory of the All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin (MIM) in the Hyderabad seat. The seat was previously occupied by his father , MIM supremo Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi , who decided to pass on the mantle of MIM leadership in favour of his eldest son, citing health concerns.

[edit] Trivia

The Party since then has been able to retain all the five State Seats of the State Assembly from the constituencies of Charminar, Yaqutpura, Chandrayangutta, Karwan, and Asifnagar in the old city and new city as well as the Hyderabad Central Lok Sabha constituency.

[edit] External links

 This article about an Indian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.