Sadiq Ali (2 May 1952 – 18 April 2011) was a senior politician of Kashmir,

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, a noted poet and writer and an active environmentalist. He was an elected legislator in the Kashmir State Assembly for three consecutive terms. Mr Sadiq Ali was born in Srinagar into an influential business family. His father, the late Mr. Jaffer Ali was a

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artist and businessman. Sadiq Ali graduated from Aligarh Muslim University and earned his MA in

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. He has given some important recommendations about the solution of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan. His

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report has been widely applauded in both

and

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and his recommendations have been regarded as one of the most workable solutions of this issue. He has also written a comprehensive paper on the deteriorating conditions of the forests of Jammu and Kashmir State; he has further submitted an indepth research paper outlining how the

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may be saved from further

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. Mr Sadiq Ali entered politics at a very young age, and was one of the closest associates of

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, the founder of National Conference. He was nominated to the State Legislative Council numerous times. He also held the position of treasurer of the JKNC for 23 years. He quit National Conference stating personal reasons, although he never spoke against the NC party or its principles. There was widespread speculation that the only reason Mr Sadiq Ali quit NC was because of the NC leadership's inadequate action against a rival from within NC, whom Mr Sadiq had accused of

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his re-election bid from Zadibal. On 9 March 2008, Farooq Abdullah, the patron of NC, announced to the media that Mr Sadiq Ali had rejoined the party and would be handling the state affairs of the party.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Sadiq 1952 births 2011 deaths Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians People from Srinagar district