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Omar Abdullah
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- Born 10 March 1970
- Age 54
- Birth Place Rochford, Essex, England
- Profession Politician
- Political Party Jammu And Kashmir National Conference
- In Office Union Minister Of State 13 October 1999 - 23 December 2002, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 10 March 1998 - 18 May 2009, President Of Jammu And Kashmir National Conference 2002-2009
- Residence 40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar
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- Jammu And Kashmir National Conference,
- Vice President,
- National Conference
Omar Abdullah BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 11 Feb 2025
Omar Abdullah, Vice President of the National Conference (NC) and a prominent leader in Jammu and Kashmir politics, has officially filed his nomination for the 2024 Assembly elections from the Budgam constituency. Known for his leadership and commitment to the people of the region, this move marks a...
Omar Abdullah PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Farooq Abdullah |
| Spouse | Payal Nath (1994; 2011), Nidhi Razdan (2014), |
| Education | Burn Hall School, Sydenham College (B.Com) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Omar Abdullah
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 2009 - 2018 |
| Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | 2009 - 2015 |
| Member of the 12th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Member of the 13th Lok Sabha | N/A |
| Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | 16 October 2024 - Present |
OMAR ABDULLAH NEWS
One month of Omar Abdullah govt: A tightrope walk that is coming under increasing strain
November 28, 2024 11:08 pm
The protests over reservations show NC may soon have to tackle hot-button issues that it has avoided so far, sticking with “safe” ones like statehood demand
J&K Cabinet sub-committee to look into reservation policy
November 23, 2024 3:13 am
The National Conference, during the Assembly polls, had promised that it would relook the reservation policy if voted to power.
‘Thank god they did not lose their lives’: Omar calls for ‘transparent’ Army probe into ‘ill-treatment’ of civilians
November 22, 2024 10:26 pm
The Chief Minister said this is not the first incident where people have been beaten up.
Omar chairs first cabinet meeting in Jammu, discusses reservation, employment, recruitments
November 22, 2024 5:22 pm
Unrest among unemployed youth was triggered after the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission recently advertised 575 posts of school lecturers, out of which only 238 were for open meritorious candidates, while 337 were for reserved categories.
Omar says 1960 water treaty with Pakistan is unfair to J&K, accused of ‘parroting’ BJP narrative
November 15, 2024 10:49 pm
While political opponents accused Omar of “parroting” the BJP’s narrative on the treaty, his National Conference party hit back, saying he did not call for a revocation of the treaty and was only seeking compensation for the losses suffered by J&K.
JK CM Abdullah calls on VP Dhankhar; likely to meet president, finance minister
November 13, 2024 5:42 pm
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar during an official visit.
Omar’s closing remarks in J&K assembly: ‘No stone was left unturned in humiliating us’
November 09, 2024 8:21 am
Emphasising that the elected government is a “new beginning”, the CM said the dispensation had several responsibilities, and an important one among those is to maintain law and order in Jammu and Kashmir.
Zamir and Zahir Abdullah write: In Jammu and Kashmir, our biggest demand
November 09, 2024 10:59 am
The people of Kashmir are enraged and resentful toward the BJP for what was done to them after 2019, a sentiment that was clearly reflected in the parliamentary election results. The BJP tried to deflect it in Assembly elections but failed to do so
Why Omar Abdullah is unruffled by criticism of his party’s resolution on special status: ‘We’ve told the world that…’
November 08, 2024 7:28 am
With PDP stealing the limelight on Day 1, CM says, ‘We could have brought a resolution on the first day (of the Assembly session) that they (the Centre) would have thrown into the trash; what would that achieve?’
Another, ‘tougher’ special status resolution brought in J&K House, Opposition MLAs slam NC
November 07, 2024 7:48 pm
Five MLAs, including of PC, PDP and Independents, move resolution slamming abrogation of Art 370; suggest NC’s weak resolution shows a “fixed match” with Centre
