Akbaruddin Owaisi

Akbaruddin Owaisi
1st AIMIM Floor Leader
Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byoffice established
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byposition established
ConstituencyChandrayangutta
3rd Pro-tem Speaker
Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
8 December 2023 – 14 December 2023
GovernorDr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterRevanth Reddy
Preceded byMumtaz Ahmed Khan
2nd AIMIM Floor Leader
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
14 May 2004 – 1 June 2014
Preceded byAsaduddin Owaisi
Succeeded byoffice abolished
ConstituencyChandrayangutta
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
11 October 1999 – 1 June 2014
Preceded byAmanullah Khan
Succeeded byconstituency shifted to Telangana
ConstituencyChandrayangutta
Personal details
Born (1970-06-14) 14 June 1970 (age 54)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
SpouseSabina Farzana
RelationsAsaduddin Owaisi (brother)
Children2
Parent
Profession
  • Politician
  • businessman

Akbaruddin Owaisi (born 14 June 1970) is an Indian politician and leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party in Telangana. Since 2014, he has been MLA of the Chandrayangutta constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3] Owaisi was appointed Chairman of Telangana Public Accounts Committee in 2019.[4]

Owaisi has presided over the Chandrayangutta assembly constituency from 1999, winning for the sixth consecutive term in the latest 2023 state election.[5][6] He assumed the position of floor leader in 2004.[7]

Owaisi's speeches have drawn comparisons with other populist leaders and his speeches have incited violence on multiple occasions.[8]

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  2. ^ "Can win 50 Parliament seats with votes of "brethren", says Akbaruddin Owaisi, BJP cries foul". The Economic Times. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ Mayabrahma, Roja (14 June 2009). "Birthday wishes to AIMIM floor leader, MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BS2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Akbaruddin Owaisi takes oath as protem Speaker of Telangana Assembly". Telangana Today. IANS. 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "AIMIM retains its 7 seats, continues to hold sway in Old City of Hyderabad". Business Standard. PTI. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ Ishaqui, S, A (17 May 2014). "MIM keeps its kite flying high". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Brown, Alexander; Sinclair, Adriana (2020). The Politics of Hate Speech Laws. United Kingdom: Routledge. ISBN 9781472439147. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2021.