Fahad Ahmad is an Indian student leader and social activist who served as the General Secretary of the Tata Institute of Social Science Student's Union. In July 2022, he joined

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in the presence of Abu Azmi and

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. He became President of the Samajwadi Party of Maharashtra and Mumbai.

Early life and education

Fahad Ahmad was born in

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Activism

During his tenure as the general secretary of the TISS Student Union in 2017–2018, Ahmad led a protest against the rolling back of the fee waiver for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and

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students, accompanied by over 1000 students. Prakash Ambedkar also supported students in this matter. Ahmad participated in Anti-CAA protests in

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and attended several rallies across India. He was a part of the Wankhede silent protest during

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vs.

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ODI series. He stated against Citizenship Amendment Act, calling it unconstitutional. In December 2019, he led the

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protest. During the covid-19 pandemic, Ahmad distributed food kits in various

slums along with other student volunteers.

Controversies

Tata Institute of Social Sciences Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It is Asia's oldest institute for professional social work education and was founded in 1936 in then Bombay Presidency of British India as ...

denied students for clearance after Ahmad refused to accept an

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degree from the chairperson of the university

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during the convocation ceremony. Tata Institute of Social Sciences denied Ahmad registration into the

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program after he refused to receive his M.Phil. Degree. Tata Institute then gave an order that described Ahmad's action as an insult to the university.

Personal life

On 16 February 2023, Ahmad married Bollywood actress

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. The marriage was criticised by Islamic scholar Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi who called it "legal but not accepted in Islam". This created a Twitter battle between the scholar and RJ Sayema. On 23 September 2023, Bhasker gave birth to their daughter, Raabiyaa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Fahad Indian activists Living people Student politics in India Year of birth missing (living people)