Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
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Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (February 14, 1931 - September 29, 2008) was an India
n politician from the city of Hyderabad. He served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until stepping down in 2004 in favour of his elder son Asaduddin Owaisi
. Akbaruddin Owaisi the second son of Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency. His father, Abdul Wahed Owaisi was the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
till his death.
In 1976, Salahuddin Owaisi took over the presidency of the Majlis after his father's death.
Salahuddin Owaisi, also known as “Salar-e-Millat” (paani ki qillat), repeatedly alleged in his speeches that the Indian state had “abandoned” the Muslims to their fate. Therefore, “Muslims should stand on their own feet, rather than look to the State for help'’, he argued.
Owaisi was considered to be the strongest person in Hyderabad politics as his power extended till the borders of Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State rallied behind him and he was considered to be the man who could tilt the Muslim vote bank in Andhra pradesh to whichever Party he felt like supporting. He was considered to be the most prominent Muslim Leader in Hyderabad.
To work for the economic development and educational advancement of the minorities; Owaisi established minority Engineering College, Medical College, Pharmacy, Degree College and Colleges for hospital management(www.dshm.co.in), MBA, MCA and Nursing, a Co-operative Bank, an Industrial Training Institute, and two Hospitals and Urdu Newspaper Etemaad
; evinced keen interest in espousing the cause of promotion and protection of Urdu language, literature and culture.thus accumulating enormous wealth of more than 2000 crore for himself and family.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician from the city of Hyderabad. He served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until stepping down in 2004 in favour of his elder son Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi is a Barrister, Indian politician and President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Since 2008...
. Akbaruddin Owaisi the second son of Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency. His father, Abdul Wahed Owaisi was the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen also AIMIM or MIM , is a center -right Muslim political party in India. The Hyderabad is the stronghold of AIMIM. It has retained Hyderabad Lok Sabha parliament seat in 2009 election...
till his death.
In 1976, Salahuddin Owaisi took over the presidency of the Majlis after his father's death.
Salahuddin Owaisi, also known as “Salar-e-Millat” (paani ki qillat), repeatedly alleged in his speeches that the Indian state had “abandoned” the Muslims to their fate. Therefore, “Muslims should stand on their own feet, rather than look to the State for help'’, he argued.
Owaisi was considered to be the strongest person in Hyderabad politics as his power extended till the borders of Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State rallied behind him and he was considered to be the man who could tilt the Muslim vote bank in Andhra pradesh to whichever Party he felt like supporting. He was considered to be the most prominent Muslim Leader in Hyderabad.
Political career
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi stepped into politics at a very early age and was active when his father was jailed.Other roles
Etemaad
Etemaad is the biggest-circulation reformist newspaper in Iran that publishes in Tehran. It is managed by Elias Hazrati, who was representative from Rasht and Tehran in the Parliament of Iran. Etemaad translates to "trust" in Persian....
; evinced keen interest in espousing the cause of promotion and protection of Urdu language, literature and culture.thus accumulating enormous wealth of more than 2000 crore for himself and family.
- 1985-96—Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1996-97—Member, Committee on Home Affairs
- 1996-97—Member, Committee on Industry
- 1996-97—Member, Committee on Finance
- 1998-99—Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-I