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Qamar ul Islam

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Qamar ul Islam
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008–2017
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byKaneez Fathima
ConstituencyKalaburagi Uttar
In office
1978–1983
Preceded byMohamed Ali Mehtab Ali
Succeeded byS K Kanta
ConstituencyKalaburagi
In office
1989–1996
Preceded byS K Kanta
Succeeded byKaiser Mahmood Maniyar
ConstituencyKalaburagi
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byKaiser Mahmood Maniyar
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKalaburagi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byB. G. Jawali
Succeeded byBasavaraj Patil Sedam
ConstituencyKalaburagi
Minister for Housing & Labour of Karnataka
In office
1999–2004
ConstituencyKalaburagi
Personal details
Born(1948-01-27)27 January 1948
Kalaburagi
Died18 September 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 69)
Bangalore
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKaneez Fathima
ParentNoorul Islam (Father)
ResidenceKalaburagi

Qamar ul Islam (27 January 1948 – 18 September 2017), was an Indian politician who was the Six-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly, one-term Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi and All India Congress Committee secretary (AICC) in-charge of Kerala. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Housing and Labour, Minister of Municipal Administration, Public Enterprises and Minister of Wakf and the MLA from Kalaburagi-North constituency for the state of Karnataka.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Qamar ul Islam was born to Noorul Islam in Kalaburagi. He completed his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from PDA College of Engineering, Kalaburagi. He first stood in elections in PDA and became the president of the students' union, becoming the first and last Muslim student to hold the post of students' union president in PDA College.[7][8][9]

Political career

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He was a six-time MLA from the state of Karnataka. He started his political career with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in 1978 and was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly during the terms 1978–83,[10] 1989–1994,[11] 1994–96,[12] 1999–2004,[13] 2008–2013[14] and 2013–2017. He was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 1998 and also the cabinet minister for Housing and Labour in the administration led by Chief Minister S.M. Krishna from October 1999 to May 2004. He also served as cabinet minister for Municipal administration, Public Enterprises, Minority Development and waqf led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cabinet from May 2013 to June 2016.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

Personal life

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He was professionally an engineer. Dr Qamar ul Islam was passionate about Urdu and he also wrote Shayari sometimes. Throughout his life, he has presided in various Urdu literary programs.[21]

Positions held

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# From To Position Party
1. 1978 1983 MLA (1st term) from Gulbarga
  • Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1979-1982)
 Independent
2. 1989 1994 MLA (2nd term) from Gulbarga
  • Member of the Estimates Committee (1990-1992)
  • Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1992-1993)
  • Member of the Committee on Petitions (1993-1994)
 Muslim League
3. 1994 - MLA (3rd term) from Gulbarga
  • Member of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development (1994-1996)
 Congress
4. 1996 1998 MP in 11th Lok Sabha from Gulbarga Janata Dal
5. 1999 2004 MLA (4th term) from Gulbarga Congress
6. 2008 2013 MLA (5th term) from Gulbarga North Congress
7. 2013 2017 MLA (6th term) from Gulbarga North Congress

Death

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Qamar ul Islam died on 18 September 2017 at a hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiogenic shock and multi-organ failure.[22] He was admitted to the hospital 11 days earlier following cellulitis of the leg.[23][24] His funeral procession was attended by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and others.[25][1][26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karnataka Congress leader Qamar-ul-Islam passes away". Deccan Herald. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ reddy, k n (6 April 2018). "Congress to field Qamarul Islam's wife in Kalaburagi North?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Karnataka: Qamarul Islam quelled, Ambareesh won't budge". Deccan Chronicle. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Winter Session begins at Belagavi". Star of Mysore. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Minority girls to get Rs 50K marriage dole". Deccan Herald. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Siddaramaiah Cabinet: List of portfolios". Deccan Herald. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Wakf land scam: Anwar Manippady demands probe into his report". The Week. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Rahul visits residences of Dharam Singh, Qamar Ul Islam – Mysuru Today". Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  9. ^ Rakesh Prakash (18 December 2017). "Muslims in Karnataka lack strong leadership with mass appeal | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Statistical report on general election, 1978" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  11. ^ "Statistical report on General election,1989" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Statistical report on General Election, 1994" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Statistical report on General election, 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  14. ^ "List of elected members of the karnataka legislative assembly". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Qamar-ul Islam accused of illegally acquiring wakf property". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Madrasah Faizan-E Mustafa inaugurated, Management Committee Felicitates MLA Kaneez Fatima". DeccanDigest. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Who is Who of Team Siddu". Deccan Herald. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Protests erupt over dropping of ministers". Deccan Herald. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  19. ^ Manu Aiyappa (2 June 2019). "BJP makes inroads into Muslim-dominated segments of Karnataka | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Businessmen in fray: MLAs prefer Ramamurthy to Farook". Deccan Herald. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  21. ^ Poovanna, Sharan (16 April 2018). "Karnataka elections: Congress names the first list of 218 candidates, winnability main criteria". mint. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  22. ^ Amarnath K. Menon (1 March 2021). "How Owaisi's AIMIM is aiming for a national footprint". India Today. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  23. ^ Para, Praveen B. (17 March 2018). "Qamar-ul Islam's demise hits Cong. prospects in Gulbarga North". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Qamarul Islam, prominent Muslim leader from Hyderabad-Karnataka region, passes away". The Hindu. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  25. ^ "Lakhs of mourners attend Qamarul Islam's funeral procession". Siasat. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  26. ^ Correspondent, A. (20 September 2017). "Former Minister Qamarul Islam buried with State honours". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2021. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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