Sheikh Abdullah
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | |
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Abdullah on a 1988 stamp of India | |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 25 February 1975 – 26 March 1977 | |
| Governor | Lakshmi Kant Jha |
| Preceded by | Syed Mir Qasim |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
| In office 9 July 1977 – 8 September 1982 | |
| Governor | Lakshmi Kant Jha (till 1981) Braj Kumar Nehru (from 1981) |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| 1st Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 31 October 1951 – 9 August 1953 | |
| Governor | Karan Singh |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad |
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 5 March 1948 – 31 October 1951 | |
| Monarch | Hari Singh |
| Preceded by | Mehr Chand Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| In office October 1932 – August 1981 | |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council | |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977 – 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Maqbool Bhat |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Constituency | Ganderbal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1905 Soura, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 8 September 1982 (aged 76) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Spouse | Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Islamia College Lahore Aligarh Muslim University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was the founding leader and President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later renamed Jammu and Kashmir National Conference). He agitated against the rule of the Maharaja Hari Singh and urged self-rule for Kashmir. He is also known as Sher-e-Kashmir ("Lion of Kashmir") and Father of the State of Jammu & Kashmir ("Baba-e-Qaum").
He served as the first elected Prime Minister of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir and Jammu & Kashmir as a State and was later jailed by Indian government citing his support to insurgents. He was dismissed from the position of Prime Minister wrongfully on 8 August 1953 and Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad was appointed the new prime minister. The expressions 'Sadr-i-Riyasat' and 'Prime Minister' were replaced with the terms 'Governor' and 'Chief Minister' in 1965. Sheikh Abdullah again became the Chief Minister of the state following the accord with Indira in 1974 and remained in the top slot till his death on 8 September 1982.