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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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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
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 2024 - Present

OMAR ABDULLAH NEWS

Follow J&K Reorganisation Act in letter & spirit, restore statehood urgently: Omar Abdullah

November 29, 2025 2:34 am

“We are not stepping out of our boundaries but our ambit is being infringed upon,” he said in response to a question at the end of the two-day working committee meeting of the ruling National Conference.

With a fresh ultimatum, Srinagar MP deepens rift with National Conference, his own party

November 26, 2025 7:03 am

Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has given the J-K govt until December 20 to resolve concerns over rationalisation of reservation.

Pressure mounts to scrap J&K institute admission list; Omar asks why drag religion into this

November 25, 2025 10:00 am

Around 60 organisations come together to form an umbrella outfit, which is along the lines of the one that took up agitation over the 2008 Amarnath land

In battle of the Agas, Budgam bypoll loss will pinch Omar Abdullah the hardest

November 14, 2025 10:14 pm

PDP wins the constituency, which has been represented by National Conference since 1977

‘Not every resident of Kashmir is a terrorist’: Omar’s word of caution after Red Fort blast

November 14, 2025 5:36 am

CM Omar Abdullah calls for ‘severe punishment’ to those involved in the terror module, saying that ‘no religion can justify the killing of innocents with such brutality’

Omar hits bypoll trail – with guns blazing against PDP, but his own MP missing

November 07, 2025 3:21 pm

J&K CM says all forces have united to defeat the National Conference as the party has stood by its promise to keep the BJP at bay

Drums, flowers: Rousing welcome for Omar Abdullah in Jammu after first Darbar Move in 4 years

November 04, 2025 4:43 am

J&K’s secretariat is reopening in Jammu after the first Darbar Move — the 150-year-old biannual shift of the secretariat and government offices — in four years.

Decode Politics: PDP says ‘anti-bulldozer’, NC ‘land mafia’, BJP ‘land jihad’. Why a J&K Bill incited parties

November 02, 2025 6:31 pm

Amid looming auctions for Gulmarg hotel leases, PDP MLA Waheed Para’s private member’s Bill touched the raw nerve of land in the UT

Knives out in National Conference as Altaf echoes Ruhullah, Omar in firefighting mode

October 29, 2025 8:56 pm

With his one-year-old govt facing heat from within the NC over “failures” to fulfil political pledges, Omar reaches out to old guard, claiming a “difference of sky and earth” between Mian Altaf and Ruhullah.

Omar promises to start law university classes in Budgam, BJP alleges poll code breach

October 29, 2025 6:27 pm

CM Omar tells the assembly his govt could consider temporary classes for the proposed university at vacant buildings in Budgam’s Ompora. Comes ahead of the Budgam bypolls.

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