Ullal T. Khader Fareed | |
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| 23rd Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Rudrappa Lamani |
| Preceded by | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |
| Minister for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 20 May 2013 – 20 June 2016 | |
| Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 20 June 2016 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Gundu Rao |
| Minister for Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office June 2018 – July 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 2022 – 13 May 2023 | |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Mangalore |
| In office 2007–2007 | |
| Preceded by | U. T. Fareed |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Ullal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1969 Uppala, Kasargod, Kerala State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Occupation | Advocate |
As of June, 2021 Source: [1] | |
U. T. Khader Fareed is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 23rd Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, since May 2023.[1] He previously served as the Cabinet Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and also for Urban Development and Housing in Government of Karnataka.[2]
Khader is a fourth-term MLA representing the Mangalore constituency (previously known as the Ullal) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the only Congress MLA to win from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in the 2018 State election.[3]
He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by a margin of 19,739 votes.[4]
- ^ The Hindu (24 May 2023). "U.T. Khader unanimously elected Speaker of Karnataka Assembly". Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka: Newly inducted housing minister vows to provide houses for poor". The Times of India. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "U.T. Khader makes it to the State Ministry again". The Hindu. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Constituencywise Trends". Eciresults.nic.in. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.