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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Osama Shahab
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Siwan, Bihar, India
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD)
| spouse = Dr. Ayesha Sabih
| children = 1 son
| father = [[Mohammad Shahabuddin (Indian politician)|Mohammad Shahabuddin]]
| mother = Hena Shahab
| occupation = Politician
| term_start = 14 November 2025
| term_end =
| office = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Raghunathpur]]
| predecessor = [[Hari Shankar Yadav]]
}}

''' Osama Shahab ''' is an Indian politician from the [[state of Bihar]], and he is the Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Raghunathpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Raghunathpur Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Assembly Constituency 108 - RAGHUNATHPUR (Bihar)
|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04108.htm
|website=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results November-2025
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|date=14 November 2025
|access-date=20 November 2025
}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD) and is known for being the son of the controversial and influential late politician, [[Mohammad Shahabuddin (Indian politician)|Mohammad Shahabuddin]], a former [[Member of Parliament]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Siwan district|Siwan]]. Osama formally entered active politics in 2024 and won the [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="Oneindia - Elections 2025 - 6 November 2025 - Osama Shahab">{{cite web |title=Oneindia - Elections 2025 - 6 November 2025 - Osama Shahab |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/osama-shahab-77312.html |website=[[Oneindia]] |access-date=6 November 2025 |date=6 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="Bihar Assembly Election Results 2025: Raghunathpur2">{{cite news |date=14 November 2025 |title=Bihar Assembly Election Results 2025: Raghunathpur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04108.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251114145742/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04108.htm |archivedate=14 November 2025 |accessdate=14 November 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-11-14 |title=Osama Shahab, son of late gangster-turned-neta Mohd Shahabuddin, set to retain Raghunathpur for RJD |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/osama-shahab-son-oflate-gangster-turned-netamohd-shahabuddin-set-to-retain-raghunathpur-for-rjd/article70279115.ece |access-date=2025-11-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Osama Shahab was born in [[Siwan district|Siwan]], Bihar. His father was Mohammad Shahabuddin, a prominent gangster figure in Bihar. His mother, Hena Shahab, is also politically active and has contested elections, keeping the family's political legacy alive. Following his father's death in 2021, Osama and his mother decided to formally enter active politics to continue the family's influence.<ref name="Oneindia - Elections 2025 - 6 November 2025 - Osama Shahab"/>

== Political career ==
Osama Shahab officially entered the political arena in 2024 when he joined the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/shahabuddin-brother-gayasuddin-said-osama-shahab-is-youth-also-responded-to-opposition-bihar-chunav-3039359 |title=Shahabuddin's brother says Osama Shahab is a youth leader |work=ABP Live |date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> This move was seen as a strategic continuation of the Shahabuddin family's political presence in the Siwan region.<ref name="Oneindia - Elections 2025 - 6 November 2025 - Osama Shahab"/>
Osama Shahab is contesting for the first time from the Raghunathpur constituency in Siwan, Bihar, as a candidate of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/shahabuddin-brother-gayasuddin-said-osama-shahab-is-youth-also-responded-to-opposition-bihar-chunav-3039359|title=“Watch: Shahabuddin's brother says Osama Shahab is a youth leader, hits back at opposition”|work=ABP Live|date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Staff|title=“Shahabuddin's son, Osama, gets RJD ticket”|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shahabuddin-son-osama-gets-rjd-ticket/articleshow/124592560.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 Oct 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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