| Constituency | Pattan, Baramulla Kashmir
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| Born | 7 March 1971 |
| Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
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| Children | Jawad Ansari (son) |
| Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia, Damascus University, Tyndale Biscoe School
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Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1971) is a politician and religious scholar succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He won elections from the Pattan constituency and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports.Template:Ref[1][2]
Early life and education
Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1971. 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 Master's degree in Political science.[3]
Political career
After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party at the Pattan constituency where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Molvi Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.[4] 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.[5][6] He has also served as the president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.[7] 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.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Imran Raza Ansari is PDP candidate from Patan.
- ↑ Present Council of Minister. General Administration Deptt. Jammu and Kashmir..
- ↑ http://www.imranrezaansari.com/page-sidebar.html# Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir.
- ↑ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp
- ↑ [1]Template:Dead link
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president. The Times of India(July 19, 2016). Retrieved 2021-03-09.