Asaduddin Owaisi

His grandfather Abdul Wahed Owaisi relaunched the political party Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen as All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 18 September 1957.

He also succeeded Qasim Razvi as the party president after he was released from prison.

His father Sultan Salahuddin was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1962.

Contesting from the Charminar constituency which his party has been winning since 1967, he defeated his nearest rival a breakaway party Majlis Bachao Tehreek's candidate by a margin of 40 thousand votes.

He succeeded Virasat Rasool Khan as the elected representative from the constituency.

Asaduddin Salahuddin Owaisi (born 13 May 1969) is an Indian politician, who is the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

He is a 4 time Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

For years, he has been regularly listed by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), among the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.

Owaisi was born to Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and Najmunnisa Begum on 13 May 1969.

He comes from a political family of Hyderabad.

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was elected to the Indian Parliament from the Hyderabad constituency for the first time in 1984 and continued winning the elections till 2004, when he stepped down in favour of Asaduddin.

He represented the South Zone inter-university U-25s cricket team as fast bowler in the Vizzy Trophy in 1994 and later got selected in South Zone university team.

He is a barrister by profession and studied at Lincoln's Inn of London.

His brother Akbaruddin Owaisi is a Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly and heads the party in it.

His youngest brother Burhanuddin Owaisi is the editor of Etemaad.

Asaduddin made his political debut in 1994 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Owaisi married Farheen Owaisi on 11 December 1996.

In the 1999 election, he defeated his nearest rival Telugu Desam Party candidate Syed Shah Noorul Haq Quadri by 93 thousand votes.

Owaisi was polled 126 thousand votes in the election.

In 2004 election, he was succeeded by Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri as the member of the Assembly from the constituency.

In 2004, Owaisi's father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi who had been representing the Hyderabad constituency in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) refused to contest further citing poor health.

The constituency has 70% Muslim population.

He was polled 38% votes compared to his nearest rival Subhas Chanderji's 28%.

He died in 2008.

Owaisi did his schooling from The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet.

He then attended the St Mary's Junior College, Hyderabad before going on to do his graduation in Bachelor of Arts from Nizam College (Osmania University) in Hyderabad.

In 2008, the Left Front (which consisted of Communist Parties) withdrew their support to the central government of India which was led by the United Progressive Alliance.

This was done in response to Indo-US nuclear deal signed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W. Bush which allowed India to keep nuclear bombs but in return had to allow international inspection.

The Communist parties felt that by this deal, India would become a pawn of the United States.

The couple has six children which includes five daughters- Khudsia Owaisi, Yasmeen Owaisi, Ameena Owaisi, Maheen Owaisi and Atika Owaisi and one son, Sultanuddin Owaisi (born 2010).

His mother is Nazima Begum.

He lives in Shastripuram, Mailardevpally, Hyderabad.

His eldest daughter Khudsia Owaisi was engaged to Barkat Alam Khan, grandson of Nawab Shah Alam Khan (paternal) and Moinuddin Khan Sandozai (maternal) on 24 March 2018.

His second daughter, Yasmeen Owaisi was married to Abid Ali Khan, son of physician Mazharuddin Ali Khan, cousin of Zahid Ali Khan, editor of The Siasat Daily, in September 2020.

His third daughter Ameena Owaisi was married to Fahad Beg on 22 December 2022.

He is hailed by his supporters as Naqeeb-e-Millat (Leader of the Community).

He is fluent in Urdu / Hindi and English.

He wears a long sherwani, an Islamic cap and sports a clipped beard.

Asaduddin is the third national president of the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party in India, previously his father and grandfather.

AIMIM is a minority party that will raise its voice on the issues of the Dalit tribal community of India minority provisions.