Akbaruddin Owaisi
| Akbaruddin Owaisi اکبر الدین اویسی |
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| Constituency | Chandrayangutta, Hyderabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 June 1970 Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin |
| Spouse(s) | Sabina Farzana (1995-present) |
| Relations |
Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (Father) Asaduddin Owaisi (Brother) Burhanuddin Owaisi(Brother) |
| Children | 1 daughter 1 son Nooruddin Owaisi |
| Education | Hyderabad Public School |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Junior College in Hyderabad |
| Profession | Politician, Managing Director of Owaisi Hospital |
| Religion | Islam |
| As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [official sites] |
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Akbaruddin Owaisi (born 14 June 1970) is a politician based in Hyderabad, Telangana and an MLA of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He belongs to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and is its floor leader in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Akbaruddin is a member of the Owaisi family, the son of Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and the younger brother of Asaduddin Owaisi.
Owaisi was born in Hyderabad on 14 June 1970. He studied in the Hyderabad Public School till tenth grade and completed his intermediate from St. Mary's Junior College in Hyderabad. Owaisi studied medicine for two years in Gulbarga but quit during his second year of MBBS course to enter politics. In 1995, Owaisi married Sabina, who converted to Islam and took the name of Sabina Farzana. Then Akbaruddin Owaisi and his father reconciled in 1998. The couple has one daughter Fathima and son Nooruddin.
Akbaruddin Owaisi is the managing director of Owaisi hospital, which was set up by his late father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi for the welfare of the Muslims.
Akbaruddin has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chandrayangutta constituency on four consecutive occasions, in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. He served as a deputy to his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi, who was leading the MIM in the House. In 2004, Akbaruddin became the floor leader of MIM in the Assembly upon Asaduddin's election to Lok Sabha from Hyderabad. He was re-elected in 2009 and lead the seven-member MIM in the House. Akbaruddin Owaisi won his fourth consecutive victory in Assembly polls from Chandrayangutta assembly.
In August 2007, along with other elected and serving members of his party, Owaisi made death threats against Tasleema Nasreen, pledging that the fatwa against her and Salman Rushdie were to be abided by. Owaisi said, "we in Hyderabad want to behead this woman according to the fatwa."
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