Sajjad Gani Lone

Sajjad Gani Lone (born 1967) is a Kashmiri politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly elected from the Handwara constituency.

Early and personal life

Sajjad Lone is the youngest son of Abdul Ghani Lone, who was killed in a rally in Srinagar in 2002.[1] He has a sister, Shabnam Lone, who is a lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of India.[2][3][4]

Sajjad Lone is married to Asma Khan, daughter of the Pakistan-based pro-independence JKLF leader Amanullah Khan.[5] They have two sons.

Career

After the assassination of his father, Lone became the chairman of People's Conference.[6] In the 2009 Indian general election he stood as an independent candidate in Baramulla.[7][8] He was defeated by the National Conference candidate Sharifuddin Shariq.[9]

In Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014, he was criticized by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sajjad Lone won Handwara in north Kashmir in the state assembly elections, by a margin of more than 5000 votes.[10] In the 2014 state election, Lone was elected as MLA of Handwara, one of two People's Conference candidates elected to the state legislative assembly in that election.

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ Thakur, Sankarshan (2009-05-12). "Off boycott coldstore, on steep uphill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Sibling rivalry: Farooq, Lone face stiff opposition from sisters".
  3. ↑ "Shabnam Lone".
  4. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010702/main7.htm
  5. ↑ "Sajjad Lone's passport application in limbo".
  6. ↑ "Thousands rally to remember Gani Lone". Daily Times. Media Times. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  7. ↑ Blakely, Rhys (2009-05-13). "Tension in Kashmir as separatist leader Sajjad Lone stands in election .". Times Online. Times Newspapers. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  8. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sajjads-switchover/article314783.ece
  9. ↑ "NC-Cong alliance sweeps J-K, Sajjad Lone defeated". The Hindu. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  10. ↑ "Election Results: Sajjad Lone, Former Separatist With Pakistani Wife, Wins in Kashmir".
  11. ↑ "Khaleej Times profiles six Indians who have recently made a mark in their respective fields".
  12. ↑ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/sajjad-lone-among-top-6-indians/194331.html


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