Waris Pathan
Waris Pathan | |
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Pathan during an interview | |
| National Spokesperson of All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 October 2014 – 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Madhukar Chavan, INC |
| Succeeded by | Yamini Yashwant Jadhav, Shiv Sena |
| Constituency | Byculla |
| Floor leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 October 2014 – 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1968 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Waris Pathan (born 29 November 1968) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is the national spokesperson of the political party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). He previously served as an MLA for the AIMIM in Byculla, Mumbai.
As a legal advocate, Pathan's clients have included one of the accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings, and the actor Salman Khan in a hit-and-run case.