Omar Abdullah- The Scion Of The Abdullah Family

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Omar Abdullah
I am a Muslim and I am an Indian, and I see no distinction between the two. I don’t know why should I fear the nuclear deal. It is a deal between two countries which, I hope, will become two equals in the future. The enemies of Indian Muslims are not America or deals like these. The enemies are the same as the enemies of all those who are poor—poverty, hunger, lack of development and the absence of a voice.
- Omar Abdullah, July 22nd, 2008, Lok Sabha.

BACKGROUND
Omar Abdullah was born 10 March 1970.
He is the son of Farooq Abdullah and grandson of Sheikh Abdullah, all three of whom have beenChief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir.
His mother Mollie, a British Christian, and a nurse by profession, was not in favor of him joining politics.
He studied at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar and then at Lawrence School, Sanawar. He is an alumnus of Sydenham College,Mumbai (where he did his B.Com.)
After that he joined the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, for an MBA, although he did not complete it.
He married ...
... Payal Nath, daughter of an Army officer and the couple have two sons, Zahir and Zamir, hence. They are currently separated.
His younger sister, Sara Abdullah is married to Sachin Pilot, son of Rajesh Pilot.
Before joining politics, Omar Abdullah worked with ITC Limited in its International Business Division. He was posted in Hyderabad and Mumbai.

CONSTITUENCY
Ganderbal.

CONTACT
http://www.omarabdullah.com/
@abdullah_omar
Office Phone :
+911912546466
Office Fax :
+911912545529

SPEARHEADED
In 1998, at the age of 29, Omar Abdullah was elected to 12th Lok Sabha, becoming the youngest minister.
In 1998-99, he was a member of both the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism’s Consultative Committee.
In 1999, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term as a Member of Parliament).
On October 13, 1999 he took oath as Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry.
On July 22, 2001, he became the youngest Union Minister, when he was made Union Minister of State for External affairs. He resigned from the post on December 23, 2002, to concentrate on party work.
On June 23, 2002, he became the President of the National Conference party, replacing his father, Farooq Abdullah.
He lost his Ganderbal seat in the Kashmir assembly elections held in September-October 2002.
Abdullah was re-elected as the National Conference party’s president in 2006.
In March 2006, much to the disapproval of the centre, Omar Abdullah had a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharaf, in Islamabad. This was the first meeting of its kind.
After the 2008 Kashmir Elections, the National Conference won the maximum number of seats, and formed a coalition government with the Congress party, and Omar was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

CONTROVERSIES
 Within his first six months in the office, Indian Paramilitary Forces, specifically the Central Reserve Police Force, were accused of killing at least fifteen civilians, including three women whom they were also accused of raping.
According to official statistics, 554 persons were detained under PSA in Jammu and Kashmir from January 2008 to August 2009. Ironically, the Law and parliamentary affairs minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar said that invoking of PSA is necessary for running the affairs of the State.
Omar Abdullah was also accused of covering up the rape and murder of two young women in Shopian, which was allegedly perpetrated by Indian Paramilitary Forces.
Conversely, there have been claims that the two women who were found dead were not raped and/or murdered. The CBI has investigation has declared that doctors in the district hospital had fiddled with the port-mortem report and fabricated evidence to implicate the security forces. However, majority of media opinion and that of the public is against this view, who regards this defense as a mere cover-up for the case. The case is still ongoing.

TRIVIA
He was also seen briefly, playing himself, in director Apoorva Lakhia's film, Mission Istanbul (2008), based on international terrorism

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