Umar Ansari

Umar Ansari Biography

Umar Ansari is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh, affiliated to Bahujan Samaj Party. He is the son of Mukhtar Ansari, a politician and current MLA, and also associated with criminal activities. He belongs to a political family, with many members belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party. Most influential names are his uncles - Afzal Ansari & Sibakatullah Ansari, his brother - Abbas Ansari, all associated with Bahujan Samaj Party while his paternal grand-grandfather Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was an Indian nationalist and political leader, associated with Indian National Congress and Muslim League. Mohammad Hamid Ansari - retired Indian Foreign Service officer and 12^th Vice President of India is his great-paternal uncle, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari’s nephew. His uncle Afzal Ansari currently serves as a parliamentarian representing Ghazipur constituency.

Umar Ansari was born on 23 September 1998 in Uttar Pradesh. He has joined Bahujan Samaj Party, following the footsteps of his father and uncles. He is the youngest member of Ansari family associated with politics, and he represents Mau constituency. He addresses public rallies and functions, carrying family legacy forward. In 2017 his elder brother Abbas Ansari was accused of his connections with arm strugglers. His father has also been involved with many criminal activities earlier.

He belongs to the fourth generation of Ansari family associated with politics and social activities. While his great grandfather Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was a politician associated with Indian National Congress and Muslim League (but stayed in India after partition), his grandfather Subhanullah Ansari was chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad, Mohammadabad. Later Ansari brothers became prominent figures of Bahujan Samaj Party, within the state politics. Now the fourth generation is also into politics, Abbas Ansari and Umar Ansari being the youngster politics belonging to regional politics, who carry the family tradition of politics. His maternal great-grandfather Brigadier Mohammad Usman was an army officer. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari, an Indian politician and diplomat and Faridul Haq Ansari, politician and parliamentarian are other foremost members of Ansari family.

Published: January 05, 2020

Updated: January 05, 2020