From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi

Indian politician (1931–2008)

Summary

Indian politician (1931–2008)

Field	Value
image	Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi.gif
birth_date
birth_place	Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now Telengana, India)
death_date
death_place	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
resting_place_coordinates
office1	2nd President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
term_start1	1983
term_end1	29 September 2008
predecessor1	Abdul Wahid Owaisi
successor1	Asaduddin Owaisi
office2	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
term_start2	28 December 1984
term_end2	22 May 2004
predecessor2	K. S. Narayana
successor2	Asaduddin Owaisi
constituency2	Hyderabad
known_for	Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
All India Muslim Personal Law Board
party	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
alma_mater	Aligarh Muslim University

spouse	Najmunnisa Begum (m. 1 Jan 1967)
children	4, including, Asaduddin, Akbaruddin
parents	Abdul Wahid Owaisi

All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Osmania University Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (14 February 1931 – 29 September 2008) also known by his supporters as Salar-e-Millat (commander of community) was an Indian politician who served as the second president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) from 1983 until his death in 2008. Active in the Telangana region, Owaisi served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until his retirement in 2004. He is the father of the current member of parliament representing Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency barrister Asaduddin Owaisi who is the current president of all AIMIM.

Family and background

Owaisi's father, Abdul Wahid Owaisi, was the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen till his death. In 1976, Salahuddin Owaisi took over the presidency of the Majlis after his father's death. Owaisi was the father of three sons. His eldest son, Asaduddin Owaisi, succeeded his father as president of the Majlis and has also retained his father's pocket-borough of Hyderabad since 2004 (when Owaisi retired). Owaisi's second son, Akbaruddin Owaisi, is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from the Chandrayangutta Assembly Constituency.

Political career

Salahuddin Owaisi stepped into politics in 1958 at a very early age and was active when his father was jailed in the same year.

Salahuddin Owaisi, also known as "Salar-e-Millat", repeatedly alleged in his speeches that the Indian state had "abandoned" the Muslims to their fate. Therefore, "Muslims should stand on their own feet, rather than look to the State for help", he argued. Owaisi was considered to be the strongest person in Hyderabad politics as his power extended till the borders of United Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State rallied behind him and he was considered to be the man who could tilt the Muslim vote bank in Andhra Pradesh to whichever Party he felt like supporting. He was considered to be the most prominent Muslim Leader in Hyderabad.

Election information

Salahuddin Owaisi addressing MIM party workers at MIM Headquarters Darussalam.]] To work for the economic development and educational advancement of the minorities; Owaisi established minority Engineering College, Medical College, Pharmacy, Degree College and Colleges for hospital management, MBA, MCA and Nursing, a Co-operative Bank, an Industrial Training Institute, and two Hospitals and Urdu Newspaper [[Etemaad Daily]]; evinced keen interest in espousing the cause of promotion and protection of Urdu language, literature and culture.

Won in 1960 Hyderabad Corporation Election from Mallepally
Won in 1962 Assembly Election for first time from Patthergati constituency
Won in 1967 Assembly Election from Yakutpura constituency
Won in 1972 Assembly Election from Pathergatti constituency
Won in 1978 Assembly Election with 51.98% of votes as an independent in Charminar constituency
Won in 1983 Assembly Election with 64.05% of votes as an independent in Charminar constituency
Won in 1984 Parliament Election with 38.13% of votes as an independent Hyderabad constituency
Won in 1989 Parliament Election with 45.91% of votes for MIM party in Hyderabad constituency
Won in 1991 Parliament Election with 46.18% of votes for AIMIM party in Hyderabad constituency
Won in 1996 Parliament Election with 34.57% of votes for AIMIM party in Hyderabad constituency
Won in 1998 Parliament Election with 44.65% of votes for AIMIM party in Hyderabad constituency
Won in 1999 Parliament Election with 41.36% of votes for AIMIM party in Hyderabad

Other roles

1985–96—Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
1996–97—Member, Committee on Home Affairs
1996–97—Member, Committee on Industry
1996–97—Member, Committee on Finance
1998–99—Member, Committee on Defence

References

"Asaduddin Owaisi Biography". Elections.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120908043828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-15/hyderabad/27947704_1_wedding-grandeur-brigade-iran Wedding grandeur in Hyderabad – Times Of India]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2008-07-15). Retrieved on 2012-05-05.
"Azharuddin's presence at Iftaar rakes up controversy". Cricinfo.
{{usurped
(Jan 10, 2013). "Hate speech not new for Owaisi clan {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India".

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

aligarh-muslim-university-alumni indian-muslims 1931-births 2008-deaths india-mps-1998–1999 india-mps-1984–1989 india-mps-1989–1991 india-mps-1991–1996 india-mps-1996–1997 lok-sabha-members-from-andhra-pradesh all-india-majlis-e-ittehadul-muslimeen-politicians politicians-from-hyderabad,-india india-mps-1999–2004 andhra-pradesh-mlas-1962–1967 andhra-pradesh-mlas-1967–1972 andhra-pradesh-mlas-1972–1978 andhra-pradesh-mlas-1978–1983 andhra-pradesh-mlas-1983–1985

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report