U. T. Khader
Uppala
T. Khader Fareed | |
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| 17th Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Rudrappa Lamani |
| Leader of the House | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |
| Minister for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 20 May 2013 – 20 June 2016 | |
| Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 20 June 2016 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Gundu Rao |
| Minister for Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office June 2018 – July 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 2022 – 13 May 2023 | |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Mangalore |
| In office 2007–2007 | |
| Preceded by | U. T. Fareed |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Ullal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1969 Uppala, Kasargod, Kerala State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Occupation | Advocate |
As of June, 2021 Source: | |
U. T. Khader Fareed is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 17th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, since May 2023. He previously served as the Cabinet Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and also for Urban Development and Housing in Government of Karnataka.
Khader is a fourth-term MLA representing the Mangalore constituency (previously known as the Ullal) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the only Congress MLA to win from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in the 2018 State election.
He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by a margin of 19,739 votes in the 2018 assembly election.
He defeated Sathish Kumpala of the BJP by a margin of 22,977 votes in the 2023 assembly election.