Mohammad Akbar Lone
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1947)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| party = Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
| education = Aligarh Muslim University (B.A. LLB)
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency = Baramulla
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = Muzaffar Hussain Baig
| successor = Sheikh Er Rashid
| office1 = Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 2009
| term_end1 = 2013
| predecessor1 = Tara Chand
| successor1 = Mubarak Gul
| office2 = Minister Hr. Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
| term_start2 = 2013
| term_end2 = 2014
| office3 = Deputy Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2008
| office4 = Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| term_start4 = 2002
| term_end4 = 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|2|17}}
| birth_place = Naidkhai, Manzpora, sonawari
| death_date =
| death_place =
}}
Mohammad Akbar Lone (born 17 February 1947) is a Kashmiri politician who serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party.
Early life and education
Lone is from Sonawari, Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Gani Lone. He completed his L.L.B. in 1972 at Aligarh Muslim University.{{Cite web |title=Mohammad Akbar Lone(Jammu & Kashmir National Conference):Constituency- BARAMULLA(JAMMU & KASHMIR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4877 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=myneta.info}}
Career
Lone was elected speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2008. He was made cabinet minister in the Omar Abdullah government on 15 January 2013 and was given portfolio of Minister in-charge of Higher Education.
In 2019, he won the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla, in a four-cornered contest involving the PDP, BJP, Congress and five other candidates.{{Cite web |title=Baramulla Election Results, Baramulla Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Baramulla |url=https://www.india.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/jammu-and-kashmir/baramulla/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=India.com}}
After the Union government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he teamed up with fellow Lok Sabha MP, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, to file a write petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the revocation.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nc-moves-sc-challenging-presidential-orders-on-article-370/articleshow/70617808.cms Omar Abdullah's NC moves SC challenging Presidential orders on Article 370], The Times of India, 10 August 2019.
He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing National Conference from Sonawari Assembly constituency.
Electoral performance
References
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Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians
Category:Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
Category:State cabinet ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018
Category:People from Baramulla district
Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2002–2008