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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
Omar Abdullah: I will fight, will not engineer protests to score a point
July 29, 2020 8:59 am
Won’t stand up for them tomorrow, says NC Vice president, on Opposition ‘betrayal’ over Centre’s August 5 move
‘I will raise my voice, I will fight, but I will not give somebody in a uniform with a gun an excuse or a reason to kill one of us’
July 29, 2020 6:57 pm
In his first interview to The Indian Express since the abrogation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir and his release from detention, Omar Abdullah speaks about a range of issues, from the Gupkar Declaration to “disappointment” by the reaction of India’s political leaders post August 5, 2019, to the future as he sees it.
Daily briefing: Weekend lockdowns do not work, says Haryana CM; harassment complaint against ABVP chief to be withdrawn
July 27, 2020 8:36 am
From former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah decision to not contest the Assembly elections till the time J&K remains a Union Territory to former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly being held guilty in a corruption case, read the top stories from print edition today.
Explained Ideas: Why Omar Abdullah will not contest the J&K Assembly elections
July 28, 2020 7:28 am
Omar Abdullah writes: Having been a member of the most empowered Assembly in the land and that, too, as leader of that Assembly for six years, I simply cannot and will not be a member of a House that has been disempowered the way ours has.
Omar Abdullah writes: While Jammu and Kashmir remains UT, I will not contest Assembly elections
July 29, 2020 9:03 am
Having been a member of the most empowered Assembly in the land and that, too, as leader of that Assembly for six years, I simply cannot and will not be a member of a House that has been disempowered the way ours has: Vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference breaks his silence.
Omar threatens legal action against Baghel over Pilot dig
July 21, 2020 1:14 pm
In a statement, NC said, “Mr Baghel has maliciously suggested that the release of our Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah from preventive detention was somehow related to Mr. Sachin Pilot or the present political situation unravelling in Rajasthan.”
Omar Abdullah, Farooq move J&K HC for release of 16 NC leaders detained since August 5 last year: Party
July 13, 2020 10:48 pm
NC president and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah and NC vice president Omar Abdullah filed the habeas corpus petitions, challenging "the unconstitutional and illegal house detention" of senior leaders and functionaries, according to a party statement.
Restore statehood, conduct elections: Omar Abdullah on domicile law
April 05, 2020 8:51 am
“It is high time the people of J&K get to decide the laws that will govern them rather than being subjected to the whims and fancies of the centre where orders are issued in the morning and changes to the same order issued in the evening," Omar Abdullah tweeted.
'Insult is heaped on injury': Omar Abdullah slams Centre over new domicile rules for J&K
April 01, 2020 4:14 pm
Omar Abdullah questioned the timing of the move amid prevailing situation owing to Covid-19 outbreak.
Delhi Confidential: Surprise Praise
March 31, 2020 1:28 am
Omar Abdullah, who came out of an eight-month detention recently, was in for a surprise on Monday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a message tagging him.
