Lubna Sarwath is an Indian social activist and economist who fought the

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

from

Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. Delimitation of Hyderabad Lok Sabha Constituency took place in 2008. Apart from Hyderabad consti ...

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

candidate.

Biography

Lubna was selected in Probationary Officers Exam and joined as an officer in the

Punjab National Bank Punjab National Bank (abbreviated as PNB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Delhi. The bank was founded in May 1894 and is the second largest government-owned bank in India, both in terms of its business volumes and its network ...

. She completed Ph.D. programme in Islamic Economics and Finance (IEF) from

Trisakti University Trisakti University (Usakti) is Indonesia's largest private university located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Trisakti University, is the only private university in Indonesia which was established by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Founde ...

, Jakarta,

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. She was also a Visiting lecturer there on invitation. She got admission in Masters in both Islamic Economics in MIHE, UK and IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, but didn't study there. Lubna was on the Editorial Board for International Journal on Ethics and Systems, Emerald Publications, UK. Dr. Lubna is also an ecological activist, and was co-convener of NGO - SOUL (Save Our Urban Lakes). Presently, she is WICCI Water Resources Council State President Telangana. In January 2017, she applied to be part of Telangana State Wakf Board. Lubna has also said that bodies like All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind are regressive organisations. Lubna has also opposed triple talaq. In July 2017, Lubna along with her SOUL members protested against GHMC for choking Kapra Lake and demanded the resignation of the Superintending Engineer (Hyderabad Lakes & Water bodies Management Circle) and the MRO (Keesara Mandal). In June 2018, Lubna and other activists moved a contempt plea in Hyderabad High court over ‘misuse’ of public funds in Dawat-e-Iftar at L.B. Stadium hosted by the Chief Minister of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao. She claimed that Telangana government spent 66 crore on the iftar party. Lubna quit

in March 2015. Lubna fought election from

Karwan (Assembly constituency) Karwan Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in Capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency. Kausar Mohiuddin of AIMIM is representing t ...

Socialist Party (India) Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party during the freedom struggle. Background Socialism had a late appearance in Indian politics and this was at ...

candidate in

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election The Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held in Telangana on 7 December 2018 to constitute the second Legislative Assembly since the formation of the state in 2014. The incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Indian National Congress, ...

. She is not member of any political party now. She contested as Independent for Corporator of Asifnagar ward.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarwath, Lubna Living people 21st-century Indian Muslims 1965 births Politicians from Hyderabad, India Telangana politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Trisakti University alumni