Mohibbullah Nadvi (born 1 January 1976) is an Indian Islamic scholar, politician, and current Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Rampur constituency.[2] He is the Imam of the Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi and a member of the Samajwadi Party.[3][4][5][6]

Mohibbullah Nadvi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byGhanshyam Singh Lodhi
ConstituencyRampur
Personal details
Born (1976-01-01) 1 January 1976 (age 48)
Razanagar, Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySamajwadi Party
Parent
  • Mohammad Ali (father)
Education
Alma mater
OccupationIslamic scholar,[1] Politician

Early life and education

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Mohibbullah Nadvi was born on January 1, 1976,[7][8] to Mohammad Ali in Razanagar village, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, to a Muslim family of Mohammad Ali.[4][9]

He received his Quranic education, or Hifz, in Rampur before continuing his studies at a madrasa in Sambhal.[2]

Afterward, he moved to Lucknow to pursue higher education in Islamic studies at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, where he earned his title. He then headed to Aligarh for further studies but, disliking the intense political atmosphere on campus, chose instead to enroll at Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi, where he graduated with a degree in Arabic honors. He later completed an MA in Islamic Studies and obtained a BEd from Al-Falah University.[2][10]

Career

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On March 28, 2005, Nadvi was appointed as an imam at the Parliament Street Mosque, New Delhi.[10][11][12]

He defeated Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 87,434 votes in 2024 Indian general election from the Rampur constituency.[13][3][14][15][16]

While giving a statement on external affairs in July 2024, he said that India is a great country. India should not only stop the war in Gaza by mediating but should also stop the war in Ukraine by intervening because India is the biggest example of a humanitarian approach. There is no bigger example of it than India in the world.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Preachers | Godmen, shamans & clerics". Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The Maulana Who Defeated the BJP in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur". The Wire. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mohibbullah(Samajwadi Party(SP)):Constituency- RAMPUR(UTTAR PRADESH)". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Hopeful of getting Azam Khan's support: Rampur SP candidate". The Print. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Samajwadi MP Nadvi asks govt to mediate to stop war in Gaza, Ukraine". Business Standard. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ Fatima, Heena (12 April 2024). "Why SP's Akhilesh defied Azam Khan and fielded a cleric from Delhi's Jama Masjid in Rampur seat". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ Akhtar, Suhail (26 June 2024). "من المسجد إلى البرلمان.. رحلة الإمام الهندي محب الله الندوي (فيديو)" [From the mosque to the parliament.. the journey of the Indian Imam Mohibullah Nadvi (video)]. Al Jazeera Mubasher (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ Srivastava, Piyush (28 March 2024). "Samajwadi Party fields Imam of Jama Masjid as its candidate for Rampur Lok Sabha seat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Parliament to mosque and back: A ritual MP-imam Mohibbullah says will continue". The Indian Express. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Rampur Lok Sabha Constituency: SP's Mohibullah Nadvi, BJP's Ghanshyam Lodhi and BSP's Zeeshan Khan in contest". The Indian Express. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Preachers | Godmen, shamans & clerics". India Today. 13 July 2024. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Hopeful of getting Azam Khan's support,' says Rampur SP candidate Maulana Nadvi". The Financial Express (India). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ^ "SP's Mohibbullah Nadvi wins Rampur LS seat by over 87,000 votes". ThePrint. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ "रामपुर में बढ़ गई सरगर्मी, क्‍या अखिलेश यादव ने मौलाना मोहिबुल्लाह नदवी को दे दिया टिकट?". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  16. ^ "रामपुर में अखिलेश को मिल गया आजम खान का विकल्‍प! विरोध के बाद भी जीत गए मोहिबुल्लाह नदवी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.