Abid Hussain Ansari ( ks, عابد حسين أنصاري) is an Indian politician, businessman and a proponent of the
Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir
Ashura processions in Kashmir mark the Day of Ashura commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala. However major mourning processions have been banned by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir since the 1990s when there was a ...
. He was a former member of
Jammu and Kashmir's Legislative Assembly for the
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
.
Political career
After death of his Brother
Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (26 April 1942 – 30 September 2014), widely known among his followers as Moulvi Sahib, was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir. He was a representat ...
in 2014, Abid Hussain Ansari was fielded by
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party at the constituency ''Zadibal''. In the
2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Abid Hussain Ansari won from his constituency with more than 4000+ votes.
See also
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Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari
Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (26 April 1942 – 30 September 2014), widely known among his followers as Moulvi Sahib, was a Kashmiri Shia cleric, politician, businessman and a proponent of the Grand Ashura Procession In Kashmir. He was a representat ...
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Imran Raza Ansari
Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a well known Shia cleric succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He belongs to the influential Ansari family.
He won elections from the Pattan consti ...
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