Abbas Ansari
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Abbas Ansari | |
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| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| In office 10 March 2022 – 01 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mukhtar Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Expelled from office |
| Constituency | Mau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1992 Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party (before 2022) |
| Relations | Afzal Ansari (uncle) Sibgatullah Ansari (uncle) Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (great-Grandfather) Suhaib Ansari (cousin) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature |  |
Abbas Ansari (born 12 February 1992) is a former Indian national shooter and politician. He is the elder son of Indian gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari.[1][2][3] He won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Mau representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.[1] He was later disqualified as MLA after his conviction for the 2022 hate speech case by a special MP-MLA court but later stayed.[4]
The elder son of Indian gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, Abbas Ansari's mother is Afsha Ansari.[5] He is the great-grandson of Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari – a political leader and former president of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League during the Indian Independence Movement. One of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University, he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936.[6] Abbas's uncles, Afzal Ansari and Sibgatullah Ansari, have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[7]
Political career
Abbas is the former MLA of Mau Assembly constituency. He was removed from office following his termination. Later his membership was restored by Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.[2][8] [9]