Imran Raza Ansari

Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a Shia cleric, succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after the latter's death. He won elections from the Pattan constituency on PDP's ticket and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. After disagreements with the leadership of the party, in 2018, Ansari left the PDP and joined the People's Conference [PC]. In 2024 he lost a crucial election to National Conference (NC) candidate Javaid Riyaz Bedar with 603 votes. Imran is the grandson of Molvi Jawad Ansari and also the nephew of Abid Hussain Ansari. ^[1][2]

Imran Reza Ansari
عمران رضا أنصاري
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2014 - 2018
Constituency	Pattan, Baramulla Kashmir
Personal details
Born	(1972-03-07) 7 March 1972 (age 53) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Political party	Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Children	Mohammed Jawad Ansari (son)
Residence(s)	Dar ul Jawad Qamarwari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Alma mater	Jamia Millia Islamia, Damascus University, Hawza of Syria, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom Hawza, S.P. College, Tyndale Biscoe School

Early life and education

Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1972. He is elder to his brother Irfan Reza Ansari and younger to his sister. Raza Ansari had his matriculation from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then went to Jamia Millia Islamia with arts as his subject. Later he had his masters from same institution, where he qualified with a master's degree in political science.^[3]

Political career

Imran Reza Ansari with Vijay Goel in 2017.

After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party at the Pattan constituency where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.^[4] After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.^[5][6] He has also served as the president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.^[7] Ansari ended the three decade long term of Farooq Abdullah, when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.^[7]

See also

• Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
• Masroor Abbas Ansari
• Abid Hussain Ansari
• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
• Sajjad Gani Lone