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-{{Infobox person
+{{Infobox officeholder
-| honorific_prefix   = Pirzada
+| honorific_prefix    =
-| name          = Abbas Siddiqui
+| otherparty          =
-| Father name।   = Ali Akbar Siddiqui
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-| birth_name    = Abbas Uddin Siddiqui
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-| birth_date    = {{Birth year and age|1986}}
+* Politician
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+* Cleric
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+}}
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+| alma_mater          = [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]]
-| nationality   = India
+| education           = Master of Arts
-| other_names   = Bhaijaan
+| residence           =
-| occupation    = Cleric and politician
+| relatives           = Toha Siddiqui (uncle) {{br}} Zulfiqar Ali Siddiqui (grandfather)
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+| father              = Ali Akbar Siddiqui
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+| party               = Indian Secular Front
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+| name                = Abbas Siddiqui
-| organization       = [[Indian Secular Front]]
+| nationality         = [[India| Indian]]
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+| birth_place         = [[Furfura Sharif]], West Bengal, India
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+| native_name         = আব্বাস সিদ্দিকী
+| nickname            = Bhaijaan (Brother)
 }}
 Pirzada '''Abbas Siddiqui''' is an Indian cleric and the head of Muslim shrine Furfura Sharif.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Mamata Banerjee Created Hindu-Muslim Divide, Did More Harm Than Good to Muslims: ISF's Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mamata-banerjee-created-hindu-muslim-divide-did-more-harm-than-good-to-muslims-isfs-abbas-siddiqui-3349511.html|date=27 January 2021|website=News18}}</ref> Siddiqui is the founder of Furfura Sharif Ahale Sunnatul Jamat and formed [[Indian Secular Front]] in 21 January 2021.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170</ref> <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Explained: Spotlight on a Muslim cleric, election pointers in West Bengal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/spotlight-on-muslim-cleric-pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-election-pointers-in-bengal-7194843/|date=24 February 2021}}</ref> He is the scion of the Siddiqui family, which is the custodian of the famous Furfura Sharif shrine.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Popular Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui floats new political party in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/popular-muslim-cleric-abbas-siddiqui-floats-new-political-party-in-bengal-101611236598916.html|date=21 January 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
+== Early life ==
+Abbas Siddiqui was born to [[Pirzada]] Ali Akbar Siddiqui. He is the great-grandson of Abu Bakr Siddiqui who established the ''Silsila-e-Furfura'' (''Order of Furfura Sharif'') and is the nephew of Toha Siddiqui.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 March 2021|title=Why it is Wrong and Unfair to Label Abbas Siddiqui as Communal|url=https://www.newsclick.in/why-wrong-unfair-label-abbas-siddiqui-communal|website=newsclick.in|language=en}}</ref>
+Siddiqui has an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Theology from [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]].
+== Political Career ==
+On 21 January 2021 he formed his party ''Indian Secular Front'' which will be contesting in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 West Bengal Elections]]. Initially they planned to join hands with [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] leader [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Owaisi Joining Hands with Abbas Siddiqui Could be a Red Flag for Mamata Banerjee|url=https://thewire.in/politics/asaduddin-owaisi-abbas-siddiqui-west-bengal|access-date=2021-04-29|website=The Wire}}</ref>, however that plan faltered<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chowdhuri|first=Pranmoy Brahmachary & Rajib|date=2021-03-28|title=Asaduddin Owaisi withdraws support to Peerzada Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal polls|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/politics/280321/asaduddin-owaisi-withdraws-support-to-peerzada-abbas-siddiqui-in-west-bengal-polls.html|access-date=2021-04-29|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> and instead he joined hands with the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] (comprising of various [[Communism|Communist]] parties) and the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] to form the [[Sanjukta Morcha]].
 ==Controversies==