Omar Abdullah (born 10 March 1970) is a member of 14th Lok Sabha. He represents Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... See also: Rochford, Worcestershire Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... Srinagar   (Hindi: श्रीनगर, Urdu: سرینگر, Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر सिरीनगर) , is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is situated in the valley of Kashmir. ... , Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... // 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the election of April-May 2004. ... , Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ...

He was a minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. He is the son of Farooq Abdullah and grandson of Sheikh Abdullah. He is an alumnus of the Burn Hall School Srinagar, Lawrence School, Sanawar and University of Mumbai. This biographical article does not cite any references or sources. ... Farooq Abdullah (1937- ), the son of Shaikh Abdullah, has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Srinagar   (Hindi: श्रीनगर, Urdu: سرینگر, Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر सिरीनगर) , is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is situated in the valley of Kashmir. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Mumbai (मुंबई विद्यापीठ)(formerly University of Bombay) is a university situated in Maharashtra state of India. ...

In 1998, Omar Abdullah was elected to 12th Lok Sabha. In 1998-99, he was Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism. He was the youngest Minister at the age of 29. In 1999, he was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term). On October 13, 1999 he took oath as Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry. On July 22, 2001, he was made Union Minister of State, External Affairs. Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later, he moved away from the Centre with an eye on Jammu and Kashmir political mantle. He probably will be the third generation chief minister from the Sheikh lineage. Many see his take over of the NC party leadership as a non-democratic carry-over of an autocratic system, which his grandfather, Sheikh Abdullah, rebelled against in the first place.

Farooq Abdullah’s strategy to abstain on voting in the House on the Gujarat issue, and Omar Abdullah’s giving in his resignation were seen all seen as moves by the father-son duo to establish Omar Abdullah in the Valley. However, because he was away from Kashmir since childhood, many regard him as "privilged" by birth with little or no idea about what it is like to be a common Kashmiri; hence his difficulty in relating to ordinary Kashmiris. In spite of this Omar was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time in a row from Srinagar and he continues to represent that constituency.

He was re-elected as President of National Conference for a second term in 2006.

In March 2006, much to the disapproval of the centre, Omar Abdullah had a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf in Islamabad. This was the first meeting of its kind between a main-stream politician from Kashmir and the Pakistani government thereby re-enforcing Omar's growing commitment to the solution of the Kashmir cause - no matter what the stakes might be; Omar received a rousing reception by thousands of Kashmiris upon his return from there.

Lately, there has been a lot of speculation that because of Mr. Omar Abdullah's fair-handling of party matters in general and his sincere attitude toward members of the party in particular, a lot of former senior members who quit the party few years ago complaining that their greivances were not heard might be re-joining NC. This would further strengthen Mr. Omar Abdullah's standing within NC as a unifier and a true leader. It is widely speculated that Mr. Sadiq Ali will be rejoining NC, and that Mr.Omar Abdullah will be announcing his comeback very soon. Mr. Sadiq Ali was the most senior member to quit in the rebellion, and his comeback would seal the fate of the oppostion in the next elections. Sadiq Ali Sadiq Ali is a senior politician of Kashmir (India),he is a noted Poet ,Writer and Environmentalist He has been the Legislator of state Assembly for three terms ,Mr Sadiq Ali was born in Srinagar in an Artist Family ,His father was a world renowned Papier-Machie Artist... Sadiq Ali Sadiq Ali is a senior politician of Kashmir (India),he is a noted Poet ,Writer and Environmentalist He has been the Legislator of state Assembly for three terms ,Mr Sadiq Ali was born in Srinagar in an Artist Family ,His father was a world renowned Papier-Machie Artist...

External link

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website