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{{short description| Indian politician and former chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir}} | {{short description| Indian politician and former chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir}} | ||
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He was a member of [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Srinagar]] constituency of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. He was the Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs|Minister of State for External affairs]] in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet">{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/oct/14jk10.htm|title=Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet|date=14 October 2002|work=[[rediff.com]]|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref>[[File:Manmohan Singh being welcomed by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, at Jammu Airport, in Jammu and Kashmir on March 04, 2011. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N. N. Vohra is also seen.jpg|thumb|Omar Abdullah welcomes Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on his arrival at [[Jammu Airport|Jammu airport]] in 2011.]] | He was a member of [[14th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Srinagar]] constituency of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. He was the Union [[Indian Foreign Minister#Minister of State, External Affairs|Minister of State for External affairs]] in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He resigned from [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work.<ref name="Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet">{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/oct/14jk10.htm|title=Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet|date=14 October 2002|work=[[rediff.com]]|access-date=2009-07-09}}</ref>[[File:Manmohan Singh being welcomed by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, at Jammu Airport, in Jammu and Kashmir on March 04, 2011. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N. N. Vohra is also seen.jpg|thumb|Omar Abdullah welcomes Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on his arrival at [[Jammu Airport|Jammu airport]] in 2011.]] | ||
Omar joined politics in 1998, as a [[Lok Sabha]] member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of [[Ganderbal]] during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the [[2008 Kashmir State Elections]].<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211120846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/omar-abdullah-not-just-another-political-scion/81999-30.html Omar Abdullah not just another political scion] ''[[CNN-IBN]], 5 Jan 2009.</ref>[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, during his visit to Dachigam National Park, in Srinagar on September 16, 2012.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Omar Abdullah drives Vice President of India [[Hamid Ansari|Ansari]] in golf cart at [[Srinagar | Omar joined politics in 1998, as a [[Lok Sabha]] member, a feat he repeated in subsequent three elections and also remained the Union minister; he took on the mantle of National Conference from his father in 2002, though lost his own seat of [[Ganderbal]] during the 2002 state assembly elections, and so did his party, the political mandate; four years later, he contested once again from the same seat and won in the [[2008 Kashmir State Elections]].<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211120846/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/omar-abdullah-not-just-another-political-scion/81999-30.html Omar Abdullah not just another political scion] ''[[CNN-IBN]], 5 Jan 2009.</ref>[[File:The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah, during his visit to Dachigam National Park, in Srinagar on September 16, 2012.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Omar Abdullah drives Vice President of India [[Hamid Ansari|Ansari]] in golf cart at [[Srinagar]], Kashmir in 2012.]] | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Omar Abudalla was born on 10 March 1970 in [[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is a grandson of [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and the only son of [[Farooq Abdullah]], a physician. All three men have held the position of [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Nov2001/Omar%20Abdullah.htm Omar Abdullah] www.the-south-asian.com, November, 2001</ref> His mother, Mollie, an [[Englishwoman]] and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics.<ref> | Omar Abudalla was born on 10 March 1970 in [[Rochford]], [[Essex]], [[United Kingdom]]. He is a grandson of [[Sheikh Abdullah]], and the only son of [[Farooq Abdullah]], a physician. All three men have held the position of [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.the-south-asian.com/Nov2001/Omar%20Abdullah.htm Omar Abdullah] www.the-south-asian.com, November, 2001</ref> His mother, Mollie, an [[Englishwoman]] and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics.<ref> | ||
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