Abdul Ghani Lone

Abdul Ghani Lone (Urdu;عُبدالغنی لُون) (/ˈɑːbdʊl ˈɡɑːni ˈloʊn/ AHB-duul GAH-nee LOHN; 6 May 1932 – 21 May 2002) was a Kashmiri lawyer, politician and Kashmiri separatist leader.

Lone was born in Dard Hare, Kupwara District. He earned a law degree from Aligarh Muslim University in 1957.

His son Sajjad Lone is a Kashmiri politician and member of the Legislative Assembly. His daughter Shabnam Lone is a lawyer at the Supreme Court of India.

He made his entry into politics serving in the state assembly as a Congress candidate in 1967. In 1978, he formed a Kashmiri separatist organization called People's Conference dedicated to "the restoration of 'internal autonomy' in Kashmir."

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