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Omar Abdullah
  • Date of Birth:
    March 10, 1970
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Pisces
  • Place of Birth:
    Rochford, Essex, United Kingdom
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Education:
    studied at the Burn Hall School Srinagar, The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Sydenham College, Mumbai, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
  • Address:
    40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar -190 001 (Jammu and Kashmir).
  • Phone:
    0194- 2481605
  • Fax:
    0194- 2456677

Family

Omar Abdullah
  • Father:
    Farooq Abdullah
  • Mother:
    Molli
  • Sister:
    Sarah Abdullah
  • Spouse:
    Payal Abdullah nee Singh
  • Son:
    Zahir
    Zamir

Career

Omar Abdullah

Trivia

Omar Abdullah
  • Omar Abdullah is a young political leader of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • In 1998, Omar was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha.
  • He became a Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism.
  • He was also a member of the Consultative Committee of Ministry of Tourism.
  • He again entered the Lok Sabha in 1999 and was included in the Union Cabinet.
  • He became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.
  • Omar was a part of the team responsible for the successful marketing of India Inc. as a destination for investment.
  • Later he was made the Union Minister of State for External Affairs. Omar resigned from the Union Ministry when the State Assembly polls of Jammu and Kashmir took place.
  • Farooq appointed his son Omar as his political heir. But in the Assembly elections of 2002, National Conference was defeated and Omar’s dream of becoming the Chief Minister was not fulfilled.
  • Was the youngest Minister at the age of 29. In 1999, he was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term).

Quotes

Omar Abdullah
  • "India enjoys diplomatic relations with China and without wasting any time India should immediately take up the matter at the diplomatic level to sort out the issue."
  • "We want good relations with China. Only dialogue at the diplomatic level would be enough to resolve the issue."
  • "The state government has apprised the union government about the ground situation in Ladakh region for necessary followup."
  • "Union government has taken serious note of it, i am hopeful India would take up the matter at the earliest at the diplomatic level."
  • "We learn from our experience. I have also learnt. It's a case study for me to understand how if not handled right, an ordinary crime may become an issue in Kashmir."
  • "Ours is a long-term alliance with the Congress."
  • "It is not for us to demand a pound of flesh. Our support is unconditional. Both of us (Farooq Abdullah) are in Srinagar and not in New Delhi. And we will not go to Delhi with a begging bowl."
  • "As long as I can provide an environment where there is little or no violence, and where people are free to come out and choose to vote or not to vote, that is as much as can be expected from me."
  • "He is always susceptible to pressure. Hurriyat decided to boycott the poll due to the threats of militants."
  • "People are coming out to vote regardless of the boycott call given by the separatists and this itself is a healthy sign ."
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Biography

Omar Abdullah
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Omar AbdullahOmar Abdullah is the son of Farooq Abdullah and grandson of Sheikh Abdullah, both have remained Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir.His mother Mollie, a British Christian, and a Nurse by profession, was not in favor of him joining politics. Early on he studied at the Burn Hall School Srinagar. He later studied at the exclusive institution The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He is an alumnus of prestigious Sydenham College, Mumbai.After that he joined University of Strathclyde, Scotland, where he did his B.Com. and MBA.

He married Payal Singh, daughter of an Army officer, Kran Ram Singh from Delhi on September 1, 1994, and the couple had two sons, Zahir and Zamir hence . His sister Sarah Abdullah is married to Rajesh Pilot's son Sachin Pilot. Omar Abdullah, is a Indian Kashmiri politician and the scion of Kashmir's 'first family', the Abdullah family who became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on January 5, 2009.

Prior to this he was a member of 14th Lok Sabha, representing Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was a Union Minister of State for External affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, from July 23, 2001 to December 23, 2002, when he resigned from the post in protest against the violence in Gujarat in 2002.

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