Ali Mohammad Sagar (born 1958) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was a four time member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election from Khanyar Assembly constituency in Srinagar district representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. He was Minister of Rural Development in Omar Abdullah cabinet and was appointed National Conference general secretary in 2014.[1][2]
Ali Mohammad Sagar | |
|---|---|
| General secretary Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Assumed office June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Children | Salman ali sagar |
Early life and education
editAli Mohammad Sagar is from Habakadal, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Gh. Qadir. He completed his M.A. in 1978 and L.L.B. in 1983 at University of Kashmir.[3] His son Salman Sagar is contesting the 2024 election.[4]
Career
editSagar won from Khanyar Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 6,505 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Muhammad Khurshid Alam of the JKPDP, by a margin of 1,167 votes.[5] He was first elected from Khanyar seat as an NC candidate in the 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election and retained it in the next two elections in 2002 and 2008.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ali Mohammad Sagar is NC's new general secretary
- ^ Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Likely to Be Held Later This Year, Says Election Commission
- ^ "Ali Mohd Sagar(JKNC):Constituency- KHANYAR(SRINAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Fourth-generation politician to father-son duo: On J-K's political horizon". The Indian Express. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (2 January 2019). "Khanyar residents skeptical over status, complain lack of development". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 12 September 2024.