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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = [[Akbar Ahmad Dumpy]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[Canning College]]
| constituency = [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| party =[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| spouse = [[Naina Balsavar]]
| children =
}}

'''Akbar Ahmad Dumpy''' (born 30 June 1948) is an Indian politician and was member of the 12th and 14th [[Lok Sabha]] (1998–99) from [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh Constituency]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha |publisher=164.100.47.132 |accessdate=2012-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726204747/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm |archive-date=26 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://twocircles.net/node/106513 |title=Azamgarh MP Akbar Ahmad Dumpy visits Jamia Nagar |publisher=TwoCircles.net |date= 24 September 2008|accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref>

== Life and career ==
Akbar Ahmad Dumpy completed his schooling from [[The Doon School]] and later went to [[Canning College]]. He was elected as Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 1980 from Haldwani as member of Indira Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/doon-squad/464930/ |title=Doon squad |publisher=Indian Express |date=2009-05-24 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> He was Sanjay Gandhi's friend and known as 'Dumpy' in his circle. When rivalry developed between Rajiv Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi's factions after Sanjay Gandhi's death in 1980, Indira Gandhi suspended Akbar Ahmad Dumpy, who was in Maneka camp, from Congress in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/19/world/family-rivalry-flares-in-india-politics.html | title=Family Rivalry Flares in India Politics | newspaper=The New York Times | date=19 March 1982 | last1=Kaufman | first1=Michael T. }}</ref> When Maneka Gandhi launched [[Sanjay Vichar Manch]] in 1982, she appointed Akbar Ahmed as its convenor.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830115-release-of-book-on-maneka-gandhi-stalled-but-damage-already-done-770378-2013-07-26 | title=Release of book on Maneka Gandhi stalled, but damage already done }}</ref>
1987 ''Dumpy'' again got elected for [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in a bye-election from [[Kashipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency]]. As a cadidate of [[Sanjay Vichar Manch]], Dumpy defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Ammar Rizvi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19870415-congressi-suffers-shocking-defeat-in-kashipur-at-the-hands-of-opposition-candidate-799834-1987-04-15 | title=Congress(I) suffers shocking defeat in Kashipur at the hands of opposition candidate }}</ref>

Akbar Ahmad Dumpy was elected to the 12th [[Lok Sabha]] in 1998 from [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh Constituency]] on a [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] ticket. Dumpy again got elected from [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh Constituency]] on a [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref>

He is the second husband of actor [[Naina Balsavar]].

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120726204747/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/3835.htm Twelfth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Ahmad, Akbar]
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14]

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