Asaduddin Owaisi's birthday: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Lok Sabha election candidate from Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi is celebrating his 55th birthday today. Owaisi was born on May 13, 1969, to Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and Najmunnisa Begum.
Speaking of his political career, Owaisi has been representing Hyderabad in Parliament since 2004. He also served as an MLA twice in the past in the undivided Andhra Pradesh. In the current elections, Owaisi is contesting against BJP leader Madhavi Latha and BRS' Gaddam Srinivas Yadav in Hyderabad.
During this year's Lok Sabha elections, the AIMIM chief declared assets worth ₹23 crore, with movable assets valued at over ₹2.96 crore and immovable assets worth ₹20.60 crore. Additionally, he disclosed liabilities of ₹7 crore, including those of himself and his spouse.
1. In 2019, in an interview with the Indian Express, he had said that he bowled for his University cricket team till his graduation at Niam College. He also represented the South Zone inter-university U-25s in the Vizzy Trophy in 1994. During the interview, he mentioned, “Once we were playing for Osmania University against Bangalore University, who had Venkatesh Prasad in their ranks. This makes me feel good recalling as a medium pacer, so I’m telling you — I ended up getting six wickets and that earned me selection in the South Zone university team.”
2. He is a barrister by profession and studied at Lincoln's Inn of London.
3. Owaisi had also argued for the abolition of the Haj subsidy, stating that the saved amount should instead be used to promote education among Muslims, which would help them secure better jobs and alleviate their educational and economic backwardness.
4. Owaisi had also called the Triple Talaq Bill unconstitutional and had said that the bill would be a great injustice against Muslim women. In an interview with the Times of India in 2017, Owaisi claimed that Muslim men divorcing their wives through instant triple talaq without reason must be socially boycotted.
5. In 2016, Owaisi was praised for his speech condemning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), referring to them as "dogs of hell (Jahannam ke kutte)." He emphasised that ISIS posed a threat not only to Muslims but to all of humanity. He had made these remarks during a protest meeting organised by Muslim organisations.
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