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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
Netizens agree as Omar Abdullah shares message that says barbers should be 'essential service’
March 28, 2020 1:26 pm
Omar Abdullah has shared a bitmoji of himself and a message that jokingly says barbers should be an 'essential service' .
A double atrocity
March 25, 2020 11:38 pm
Government must urgently release remaining prisoners in Kashmir and restore high speed internet in these anxious times.
Cruel to continue to detain Mehbooba Mufti: Omar Abdullah
March 25, 2020 9:48 am
Taking to Twitter, the Omar said, “It’s callous and cruel to continue to detain Mehbooba Mufti and others at a time like this.There was never much justification to detain everyone in the first place and none at all to keep them detained as the country enters a 3-week lockdown.”
Freed after 7 months, Omar Abdullah: Coronavirus fight first, will discuss J&K later
March 25, 2020 5:02 am
In February, Omar Abdullah was charged under the Public Safety Act along with former Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti who remains under detention.
Omar Abdullah walks out of detention, says 'a very different world'
March 24, 2020 4:49 pm
Omar Abdullah's release comes weeks after his father, former chief minister and Lok Sabha MP Farooq Abdullah was released from detention.
Inform by next week if you're releasing Omar Abdullah: SC to Centre, J&K admin
March 18, 2020 2:23 pm
The apex court told the counsel appearing for the Centre that Abdullah's sister Sara Abdullah Pilot's plea against his detention will be heard on merit if he is not released soon.
Sara disputes J&K’s claim of threat to public order if brother Omar Abdullah freed
March 17, 2020 7:41 am
Sara Abdullah Pilot said that by that logic, the same should also apply to public order in the states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, with whom too “Pakistan is in close geographical proximity to”.
After 7 months in detention, Farooq Abdullah meets son Omar Abdullah
March 14, 2020 3:07 pm
Today, he drove from his residence to the nearby Hari Nivas where his son, also a former chief minister, has been held under preventive custody since February 5 under the PSA.
Another picture of Omar Abdullah sporting unkempt beard surfaces on social media
March 06, 2020 6:30 pm
In the fresh picture as well, Omar Abdullah is seen with an unkempt beard. The earlier photo, taken in winter, showed the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister in the snow.
SC hears Sara Pilot's plea challenging brother Omar Abdullah's detention; to be taken up on March 17
March 05, 2020 3:16 pm
The PSA was invoked last month against Omar Abdullah and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, also a former chief minister, six months after they were taken into preventive detention in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.
