Imran Reza Ansari
Imran Reza Ansari | |
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| مولانامولوى عمران رضا انصاری | |
| Constituency | Pattan, Baramulla, Kashmir |
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| Born | 7 March 1972 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
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| Children | Mohammad Jawad Ansari (son) |
| Alma mater | Tyndale Biscoe School, SP School, Jamia Millia Islamia, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom Hawza, Damascus University, Hawza of Syria, |
| Occupation | Politician,Businessman,Religious Cleric |
Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a Shia cleric, succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after the latter's death. He is the nephew of former MLA Zadibal Abid Hussain Ansari and Grandson of Molvi Jawad Ansari. He won elections from the Pattan constituency on PDP's ticket and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. After disagreements with the leadership of the party, in 2018, Ansari left the PDP and joined the People's Conference [PC].
He is the President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association. Ansari is the Wakil (Representative) of Ayatollah Sistani, a post which he received upon succeeding his father, in the religious and political spheres. He is also the representative of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.