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'''Amir Haider''' (born 1936) is a [[politician]] from [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].

==Early life==
Haider was born in [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh in 1936. He received his [[primary education]] in the village of [[Mittai]] in [[Barabanki district]] before going to Lucknow for his higher education, where he joined student politics and became the first president of [[Shia College]]'s students' union. He also held several posts in [[Lucknow University]]'s student union.

==In politics==
Haider joined the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]] in the late 1950s as state secretary. He was imprisoned in [[Tihar Jail]] along with Dr. [[Ram Manohar Lohia]], [[Mani Ram Bagri]], and other socialist leaders. In 1966 he joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. Since then he has held several positions, including chairman of the [[State Minority Cell]], general secretary, member of the [[All India Congress Committee]] (three terms), and [[Uttar Pradesh PCC]] (seven terms). He is currently a member of the [[Congress Working Committee]] and chairman of the [[Senior Men Cell]]. Recently came into controversy by writing a book named 'Bitter Truth' after 2014 Lok Sabha Election on why congress lost.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Cong-loyalist-blurts-bitter-truth-of-poll-debacle/articleshow/38948350.cms | title=Cong loyalist blurts 'bitter truth' of poll debacle | first=Swati | last=Mathur | date=24 July 2014 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=14 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-to-pit-priyanka-gandhi-against-amit-shah-in-up-1647893.html|title=Congress to pit Priyanka Gandhi against Amit Shah in UP?|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/clamour-growing-bigger-role-priyanka-what-will-be-congress-1497166.html | title=Clamour growing for bigger role to Priyanka: What will be Congress' next move? | date=6 August 2014 | website=oneindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/|title=Latest Entertainment News: Celebrity News, Latest News on TV Reality Shows, Breaking News & Trending Stories|website=News18}}</ref>

==Social movements==
Haider is a member of the [[Red Cross]] board of governors and runs several educational institutions that aim to give quality education to poor children for free. He has led several movements representing the cause of [[sugarcane]] farmers. He also filed a case against [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Jaya Bachchan]] in a [[Barabanki district|Barabanki]] land case in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/report/jaya-bachchan-in-the-dock-over-false-affidavit/20110125.htm |title=Jaya Bachchan in the dock over false affidavit - Rediff.com India News |publisher=rediff.com |date=25 January 2011 |accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-19/india/27870824_1_jaya-bachchan-r-p-pandey-nomination-papers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214120007/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-19/india/27870824_1_jaya-bachchan-r-p-pandey-nomination-papers |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2013 |title=Barabanki DM files report on Amitabh's plots|date=19 May 2007 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/no-fir-against-jaya-bachchan/article1284018.ece |title=No FIR against Jaya Bachchan |work=The Hindu|date=25 June 2008 |accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-06-30/lucknow/27824851_1_amitabh-bachchan-jaya-bachchan-fatehpur-tehsil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-06-30/lucknow/27824851_1_amitabh-bachchan-jaya-bachchan-fatehpur-tehsil |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 December 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan is not a farmer: Advocate|date=30 June 2006 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref> He is currently working on the issue of land acquisition by builders and developers at low rates through putting pressure on farmers in parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmI-yiRsMnk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPmI-yiRsMnk# |title=Dr Ameer Haider at Abbas Day- Barabanki India - YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=25 August 2013 |accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=29508 |title=Lucknow’s iconic Coffee House locked | Millennium Post |work=Millennium Post|date=3 June 2013 |accessdate=9 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213173103/http://millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=29508 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/2006/oct/23up.htm |title=Congressmen cry foul as UP govt raids petrol pumps - Rediff.com India News |publisher=M.rediff.com |date=23 October 2006 |accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh]]
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