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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{distinguish|Akbar Ahmed}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Akbar Ahmad Dumpy
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|06|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[The Doon School]]<br>[[Canning College]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]] of [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh]]
| term_start = 2008
| predecessor = [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]
| term_end = 2009
| successor = [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]
| constituency1 = [[Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Azamgarh]]
| term_start1 = 1998
| predecessor1 = [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]
| term_end1 = 1999
| successor1 = [[Ramakant Yadav (politician)|Ramakant Yadav]]
| 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://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4248&lastls=14 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref><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>

== 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 [[Rashtriya Sanjay Manch|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>

In 1987 ''Dumpy'' again got elected to [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in a by-election from [[Kashipur, Uttarakhand Assembly constituency|Kashipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency]]. As a candidate of [[Rashtriya Sanjay Manch|Sanjay Vichar Manch]], of [[Maneka Gandhi]] 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]].<ref name="Miss India turned-model Naina Balsaver weds Congress(I) MP Akbar Ahmed">{{cite news |date=15 January 1991 |title=Miss India turned-model Naina Balsaver weds Congress(I) MP Akbar Ahmed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19910115-miss-india-turned-model-naina-balsaver-weds-congressi-mp-akbar-ahmed-813870-1991-01-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615064053/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19910115-miss-india-turned-model-naina-balsaver-weds-congressi-mp-akbar-ahmed-813870-1991-01-14 |archivedate=15 June 2025 |accessdate=15 June 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== 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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