Asaduddin Owaisi

Asaduddin Owaisi
Owaisi in 2020
3rd President of the
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Assumed office
29 September 2008
Preceded bySultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
17 May 2004
Preceded bySultan Salahuddin Owaisi
ConstituencyHyderabad, Telangana
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1 December 1994 – 26 April 2004
Preceded byVirasat Rasool Khan
Succeeded bySyed Ahmed Pasha Quadri
ConstituencyCharminar
Personal details
Born (1969-05-13) 13 May 1969 (age 55)[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen[1]
Spouse
Farheen Owaisi
(m. 1996)
RelationsAkbaruddin Owaisi (brother)
Children6
Parents
Residence(s)36–149, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Telangana
34, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Delhi[1]
Alma materOsmania University (BA)
Lincoln's Inn (Barrister-at-Law)
ProfessionAdvocate
Awards
  • Sansad Ratna 2014
  • Excellent MP 2022
Nicknames
  • Naqeeb-e-Millat
  • Qaid
  • and commonly known as Asad Bhai

Asaduddin Salahuddin Owaisi (born 13 May 1969) is an Indian politician, who is the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).[2] He is a five time Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. For years, he has been regularly listed by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), among the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ Nair, Sobhana K. (15 November 2020). "Asaddudin Owaisi | The champion of identity politics". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "The Muslim 500: Janab Asaduddin Owaisi". 28 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Times of India on 22 most influential Muslims in India". The Times of India. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2020.