Mohammad Akbar Lone Explained

Party:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Education:Aligarh Muslim University (B.A. LLB)
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Baramulla
Term Start:23 May 2019
Term End:4 June 2024
Predecessor:Muzaffar Hussain Baig
Successor:Sheikh Er Rashid
Office1:Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2009
Term End1:2013
Successor1:Mubarak Gul
Office2:Minister Hr. Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Term Start2:2013
Term End2:2014
Office3:Deputy Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2008
Office4:Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Term Start4:2002
Term End4:2018
Birth Date:1947 2, df=y
Birth Place:Naidkhai, Manzpora, sonawari

Mohammad Akbar Lone (born 17 February 1947) is a Kashmiri politician who serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party. He was elected Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2008. He was made Cabinet Minister in the Omar Abdullah Government on 15 January 2013 and was given portfolio of Minister in-charge of Higher Education.

In 2019, he won the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla, in a four-cornered contest involving the PDP, BJP, Congress and five other candidates.[1]

After the Union government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he teamed up with fellow Lok Sabha MP, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, to file a write petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the revocation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baramulla Election Results, Baramulla Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Baramulla . 2022-05-21 . India.com.
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nc-moves-sc-challenging-presidential-orders-on-article-370/articleshow/70617808.cms Omar Abdullah's NC moves SC challenging Presidential orders on Article 370