Asaduddin Owaisi
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.
He did schooling at
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.
Asaduddin made his political debut into the
Lok Sabha from the constituency of Hyderabad by defeating his nearest rival Subhash Chandra Bose of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a margin of 100,145 votes. He 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 and MIM supremo
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi , who decided to pass on the mantle of MIM leadership in favour of his eldest son, citing health concerns.
The Party since then has been able to retain all the four State Seats of the State Assembly from the constituencies of
Charminar, Yaqutpura, Chandrayangutta and Karwan and Asifnagar in the old city and new city as well as the Hyderabad Central Lok Sabha constituency.
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