Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is an Indian politician, businessman and Islamic scholar from Jammu and Kashmir. He served as a minister in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and represented the Pattan constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.[1]
Imran Reza Ansari | |
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| مولانامولوى عمران رضا انصاری | |
| Constituency | Pattan, Baramulla, Kashmir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1972 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
Other political affiliations |
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| Children | Mohammad Jawad Ansari (son) |
| Tyndale Biscoe School, SP School, Jamia Millia Islamia, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom Hawza, Damascus University, Hawza of Syria, | |
| Occupation | Politician,Businessman,Religious Cleric |
Ansari belongs to the prominent Ansari family of Kashmiri Shia scholars and politicians. He is the son of former minister Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, nephew of former legislator Abid Hussain Ansari, and grandson of Molvi Jawad Ansari, founder of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association.[2][3]
He entered active politics following the death of his father and was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election on the ticket of the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party. During the PDP–BJP coalition government headed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Ansari served as Minister of State with independent charge for Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports.[4]
In 2018, following political differences with the PDP leadership, Ansari joined the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference. Apart from politics, he has remained associated with religious, educational and charitable organisations in Kashmir, including the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association and Imam Hussain A.S. Charitable Trust.[5]
Early life and education
editImran Reza Ansari was born on 7 March 1972 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, into the influential Ansari family of Kashmiri Shia scholars and politicians. His father, Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, was a senior political leader and minister in Jammu and Kashmir, while his grandfather Molvi Jawad Ansari founded the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association.[6]
Ansari received his early education at Tyndale Biscoe School and S.P. School in Srinagar. He later attended Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, where he pursued higher studies in arts and political science.[7]
Following his university education, Ansari pursued advanced Islamic and theological studies in Syria, Iran and Lebanon. He studied Arabic language and Islamic theology at institutions including the University of Damascus, Hawza Zainabiyya in Damascus, and seminaries in Qom, Iran. He later attended Al-Mustafa International University, where he continued studies in Islamic philosophy, jurisprudence and theology.[8]
Ansari is associated with several religious, educational and charitable organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association (which he heads, as its lifelong president) and Maarif-Uloom-Islami (the Educational Wing of the AJKSA) .[9] Following the death of his father, he also succeeded him as the representative (wakil) of Iraqi Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Kashmir and additionally is also the representative (wakil) of Iranian Shia cleric Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi."I am Mulla, I am an Aalim, I am a Religious Theologian". Kashmir Life.
Political career
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After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party at the Pattan constituency where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.[10] After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.[11][12] He has also served as the president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.[13] Ansari ended the three decade long term of Farooq Abdullah, when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Imran Raza Ansari affidavit". MyNeta.
- ↑ "J&K minister Imran Ansari joins Peoples Conference". The Indian Express. 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "I am Mulla, I am an Aalim, I am a Religious Theologian". Kashmir Life.
- ↑ "Imran Ansari inducted into cabinet". Greater Kashmir.
- ↑ "Imran Ansari quits PDP, joins Peoples Conference". Greater Kashmir.
- ↑ "All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association". Wikipedia.
- ↑ "Shia cleric Imran Reza Ansari trails from Pattan constituency". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "I am Mulla, I am an Aalim, I am a Religious Theologian". Kashmir Life.
- ↑ "Imran Raza Ansari affidavit". MyNeta.
- ↑ "Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "JK ministers take charge of offices Lastupdate:- Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com". www.greaterkashmir.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
- ↑ [dead link]
- 1 2 "JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president". The Times of India. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ "Imran Raza Ansari Latest News, Profile, Biography, Photos and Videos". India TV News. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir election results: Shia cleric Imran Reza Ansari trails from Pattan constituency". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
He has also been the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). On July 16, 2016, Ansari ended Farooq Abdullah's long tenure of over 30 years when he was elected president of the association.
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