| Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi | |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Gulbarga, Hyderabad State, India |
| Residence: | Gulbarga, Karnataka, India |
| Death Place: | Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India |
| Office: | Member of Parliament in 13th Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Gulbarga |
| Predecessor: | himself |
| Party: | INC |
| Spouse: | Sabiha Begam |
| Children: | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Date: | 25 September |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Source: | http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=400 |
| Parents: | Gauhar Begam (Mother)Mohammed Ahmed Saradagi (Father) |
| Education: | B.A., LL.B. |
| Alma Mater: | Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (Karnataka) and Law College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Profession: | Advocate, Agriculturist, Educationist |
| Termstart: | 10 October 1999 |
| Termend: | 6 February 2009 |
| Termstart1: | 17 May 2004 |
| Termend1: | 18 May 2009 |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament in 14th Lok Sabha |
| Constituency1: | Gulbarga |
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi (5 June 1944 – 22 May 2024) was an Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha (he represented the Gulbarga constituency of Karnataka) and member of Karnataka Legislative Council for the term 2014 to 2020. [1] He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi was born to Mohammed Ahmed Saradgi and Gauhar Begam on 5 June 1944 in Gulbarga, Hyderabad State. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts education from Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (Mysore) and LLB (master's and law degrees) from Law College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). He was an advocate, an agriculturist and an educationist by profession.[2]
Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi represented Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency) in 13th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha (Lower house).
In the 2009 general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha, the Gulbarga constituency was made a reserved seat for SCs. Henceforth Saradgi gave the opportunity to Mallikarjun Kharge to contest the election as he belonged to that community. Mallikarjun Kharge won the seat and was Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India.
Saradgi was still active in politics and was a senior member of the INC party until his death.
| 1 | 1978 | 1979 | Chairman - Gulbarga City Improvement Board, Gulbarga.[3] | |
| 2 | 1992 | 1995 | Gulbarga Development Authority. | |
| 3 | 1999 | 2004 | MP (1st term) in 13th Lok Sabha from Gulbarga.[4]
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| 4 | 2004 | 2009 | MP (2nd term) in 14th Lok Sabha from Gulbarga.[5] | |
| 5 | 2014 | 2020 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
Saradgi died at a private hospital in Kalaburagi, on 22 May 2024, at the age of 79.[12]