Omar Abdullah | |
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| Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| President | Farooq Abdullah |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 January 2015 – 30 June 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Constituency | Beerwah |
| 8th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 5 January 2009 – 8 January 2015 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
| Minister of State for External Affairs | |
| In office 23 July 2001 – 23 December 2002 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Krishnam Raju |
| Succeeded by | Digvijay Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 18 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Constituency | Srinagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1970 Rochford, Essex, England |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Spouse |
Payal Nath
(m. 1994; sep. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Farooq Abdullah (father) Mollie Abdullah (mother) |
| Residence(s) | 40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce (B.com) |
| Alma mater | Burn Hall School, Sydenham College, University of Mumbai University of Strathclyde |
Omar Abdullah (; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician who served as former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and Chairperson of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference since 2009.
He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir and youngest Lok Sabha member, after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on 5 January 2009.[4][5]
He was the last Leader of opposition in the erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Beerwah constituency of Budgam district)[6] before the assembly was dissolved in 2018 and the state of Jammu & Kashmir ceased to exist as on 6 August 2019. On 6 February 2020 the Government of India booked him under the Public Safety Act (PSA) which was revoked on 24 March 2020.
He was a member of 14th Lok Sabha, representing Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was the Union Minister of State for External affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from NDA government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.[7]
Omar joined politics in 1998, as a Lok Sabha member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of Ganderbal during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the 2008 Kashmir State Elections.[8]
In run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Omar Abdullah showed unwillingness to go for a seat sharing agreement with other political parties under the INDI alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, and insisted on NC contesting all seats in Kashmir region. [9][10]
- ^ Nairita (15 September 2011). "JK CM Omar Abdullah confirms Divorce but not Marriage". News Oneindia. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Omar Abdullah divorcing wife after 17 years". The Times of India. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Omar Abdullah divorcing wife after 17 years". Indian Express. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Omar Abdullah takes oath as youngest J&K chief minister Archived 30 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine NDTV, Monday, 5 January 2009 2:01 PM.
- ^ Omar Abdullah to be sworn in as J&K CM today Times of India, 5 January 2009.
- ^ "MLA Beerwah, Omar Abdullah during his visit to Beerwah on Wednesday". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet". rediff.com. 14 October 2002. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ Omar Abdullah not just another political scion CNN-IBN, 5 Jan 2009.
- ^ "NC will go solo in Lok Sabha elections, says Farooq; Omar later clarifies remark". Hindustan Times. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Omar Abdullah clarifies: National Conference in talks with Cong for three Lok Sabha seats, is part of INDIA bloc". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.