Asaduddin Owaisi

Asaduddin Owaisi
Owaisi in 2020
3rd President of the
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Assumed office
29 September 2008
Preceded bySultan Salahuddin Owaisi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
17 May 2004
Preceded bySultan Salahuddin Owaisi
ConstituencyHyderabad Lok Sabha constituency
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1 December 1994  26 April 2004
Preceded byVirasat Rasool Khan
Succeeded bySyed Ahmed Pasha Quadri
ConstituencyCharminar Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1969-05-13) 13 May 1969
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Spouse
Farheen Owaisi
(m. 1996)
RelationsAkbaruddin Owaisi (brother)
Children6
Parents
Residence(s)36–149, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Telangana
34, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Delhi
Alma materOsmania University (BA)
Lincoln's Inn (Barrister-at-Law)
ProfessionAdvocate
Awards
  • Sansad Ratna 2014
  • Excellent MP 2022
Nicknames
  • Naqeeb-e-Millat
  • Qaid
  • and commonly known as Asad Bhai

Asaduddin Owaisi (born 13 May 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the third and current president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) since 2008. He is a five time Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

Born to the Owaisi family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Asaduddin Owaisi was trained as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London, England. He assumed leadership of the AIMIM upon the death of his father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi in 2008.

Owaisi is considered the leading political representative of Indian Muslims and is also regarded as a prominent member of the anti-Pakistan lobby in India. For years, he has been regularly listed by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), among the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.