Omar Abdullah
| Omar Abdullah | |
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| عمر عبد اللہ | |
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Abdullah in 2014
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Member of J&K Legislative Assembly for Beerwah |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| 8th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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In office 5 January 2009 – 8 January 2015 |
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| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Deputy | Tara Chand |
| Preceded by | Governor's rule |
| Succeeded by | Governor's rule |
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Member of J&K Legislative Assembly for Ganderbal |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Minister of State for External Affairs | |
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In office 23 July 2001 – 23 December 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Krishnam Raju |
| Succeeded by | Digvijay Singh |
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Srinagar |
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In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami |
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In office 10 October 1999 – 06 February 2004 |
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In office 17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Farooq Abdullah |
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10 March 1970 Rochford, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Spouse(s) | Payal Nath (m. 1994; separated 2011) |
| Children | Zahir and Zamir (sons) |
| Parents | Farooq Abdullah and Molly Abdullah |
| Residence | 40, Gupkar Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Omar Abdullah (Urdu, عمر عبد اللہ ) (
pronunciation ; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and the scion of one of the state's most prominent political families, the Abdullah family, he became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on 5 January 2009.
He is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Beerwah constituency of Budgam district.
He was a member of 14th Lok Sabha, representing Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was the Union Minister of State for External affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from NDA government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.
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