| Abdul Samad Siddiqui | |
|---|---|
| Rajya Sabha | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Residence | Raichur |
| Profession | Politician Social Worker |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdul Samad Siddiqui is a prominent educator and former Member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Hyderabad - Karnataka region from 1988 till 1994 (Complete term of 6 years) and a leading political figure in the region representing the minorities.
In Raichur, karnataka he is considered a prominent educator, who has contributed towards the education of the underprivileged of society and minorities with various educational institutes and programs.
He is famous for success running educational institutions in the community, which have been of great benefit to the community of Raichur.
Abdul Samad Siddiqui started his political journey with Janata Party which later merged to form Janata Dal a prominent National Party during the 90's. He served as the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal.
After the Split in the Janata Dal he co-founded the Lok Shakti which once was a prominent State Party in Karnataka, with Ramakrishna Hegde (Former Union Commerce Minister and Karnataka Chief minister) and many prominent Janata Dal leaders. Samad Siddiqui served as the National Vice-President of Lok Shakti from its inception.
In August 2010, Abdul Samad Siddiqui once again proved his popularity in Raichur due to his work for the education of the underprivileged by winning all the 11 seats in the New Education Society (NES, Raichur) election. His panel won every post contested against the Local MLA Syed Yasin Peer's panel which had to face a humiliating defeat.
NES being the prestigious minority institute in Raichur was developed by Mr Siddiqui's selfless efforts for last 3 decades and this holds a special place in hearts the Muslim community in raichur.
Local news papers report that Abdul Samad Siddiqui packed a tremendous punch to the local MLA Syed Yasin by winning all the seats and preventing him from taking an undue political mileage out of an educational institute. Thus Samad Siddiqui further solidified his place in the heart of raichur's citizens.
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