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{{Infobox politician
| name = Imran Reza Ansari
| native_name = مولانامولوى عمران رضا انصاری

| occupation = Politician,Businessman,Religious Cleric
| constituency = [[Pattan]], [[Baramulla]], Kashmir
| alma_mater = [[Tyndale Biscoe School]], [[SP School]], [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], [[Al-Mustafa International University]], [[Qom Hawza]], [[Damascus University]], [[Hawza of Syria]],
| birth_date = 7 March 1972
| birth_place = Srinagar, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| party = [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]]
| other_party = *'''President''', [[All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association]], <br/>
*'''Chairman''' [[Imam Hussain A.S Charitable Trust]]
*'''President''', Maarif-Uloom-Islami [Educational wing of [[All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association]] ].
* [[Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party]]
| children = [[Mohammad Jawad Ansari]] (son)
| signature =
| image =
}}

'''Imran Reza Ansari''' (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a Shia cleric, succeeding his father [[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]] after the latter's death.
He is the nephew of former MLA Zadibal [[Abid Hussain Ansari]] and Grandson of Molvi [[Jawad Ansari]].
He won elections from the [[Pattan]] constituency on PDP's ticket and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. After disagreements with the leadership of the party, in 2018, Ansari left the PDP and joined the People's Conference [PC].

He is the President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association. Ansari is the Wakil (Representative) of Ayatollah Sistani, a post which he received upon succeeding his father, in the religious and political spheres.
He is also the representative of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.

==Early life and education==
Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential [[Shia]] religious cleric [[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]] on 7 March 1972. He is elder to his brother Irfan Reza Ansari and younger to his sister. Raza Ansari had his matriculation from [[Tyndale Biscoe School]] in [[Srinagar]]. He then went to [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] with arts as his subject. Later he had his masters from same institution, where he qualified with a master's degree in [[political science]].
Being a member of a clerical and religious family he was aware of his forthcoming responsibilities. And so, after qualifying masters, he went to study Islamic Doctrine at [[Sayyidah Zaynab|Howzeh Zainabiyyah]] in Syria, while also simultaneously achieving a Degree in the Arabic Language at the Department of Linguistics at the [[Damascus University|University Of Damascus]]. He lived and studied there for about 8 years. After which, Ansari spend some time studying theoogical courses at Lebanon. And finally, he then settled in Qom, to study at the [[Qom Hawza]] & [[Al-Mustafa International University]] to study Islamic Philosophy and Theology.
Ansari returned from Qom after studying there for about 5 years.

[https://kashmirlife.net/i-am-mulla-i-am-an-aalim-i-am-a-religious-theologian-who-has-added-one-more-field-to-his-career-that-is-politics-issue-04-vol-07-76709/]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imranrezaansari.com/page-sidebar.html#|title=About {{pipe}} Imran Reza Ansari|website=www.imranrezaansari.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411173446/http://www.imranrezaansari.com/page-sidebar.html |archive-date=2015-04-11}}</ref>

== Political career ==
[[File:Imran Raza Ansari calling on the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel, in New Delhi.jpg|right|thumb|Imran Reza Ansari with [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]] in 2017.]]
After death of his father [[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]] in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]] at the [[Pattan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pattan]] constituency where his father served before. In [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]], Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | title=Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir | access-date=5 April 2015 | archive-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407161218/http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |title=JK ministers take charge of offices Lastupdate:- Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com |website=www.greaterkashmir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306075510/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |archive-date=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>[http://india.shafaqna.com/content/imran-raza-ansari-keeping-winning-legacy-his-late-father-alive-bags-seat-pattan-assembly]{{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref> He has also served as the president of [[Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association|Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2016|title=JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726163928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Ansari ended the three decade long term of [[Farooq Abdullah]], when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
*[[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]]
*[[Irfan Reza Ansari]]
*[[Abid Hussain Ansari]]
*[[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
*[[Sajjad Gani Lone]]

== References ==
<ref name="IndiaTV_Profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/profile/imran-raza-ansari |title=Imran Raza Ansari Latest News, Profile, Biography, Photos and Videos |publisher=India TV News |access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="HT_JKCA">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-election-results-shia-cleric-imran-reza-ansari-trails-from-pattan-constituency-101728241100566.html |title=Jammu and Kashmir election results: Shia cleric Imran Reza Ansari trails from Pattan constituency |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=November 4, 2025 |quote=He has also been the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). On July 16, 2016, Ansari ended Farooq Abdullah's long tenure of over 30 years when he was elected president of the association.}}</ref>

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