Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi | |
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Owaisi in 2020 | |
| 3rd President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 17 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi |
| Constituency | Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 December 1994 – 26 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Virasat Rasool Khan |
| Succeeded by | Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri |
| Constituency | Charminar Assembly constituency |
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| Born | 13 May 1969 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| Spouse |
Farheen Owaisi (m. 1996) |
| Relations | Akbaruddin Owaisi (brother) |
| Children | 6 |
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| Residence(s) | 36–149, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Telangana 34, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Delhi |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (BA) Lincoln's Inn (Barrister-at-Law) |
| Profession | Advocate |
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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.