Sadiq Ali | |
|---|---|
| Hassanabad | |
| Constituency | Ex-MLA ZadibalSrinagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-05-02)2 May 1952 |
| Died | 18 April 2011(2011-04-18) (aged 58) |
| Party | Jammu and KashmirNational Conference |
| Residence(s) | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
As of 5 March, 2007 Source: [Who's WhoJ&K State Assembly 1999 Pg.24] | |
Sadiq Ali (2 May 1952 – 18 April 2011)[1] was a senior politician ofKashmir,India, a noted poet and writer and an active environmentalist. He was an elected legislator in theKashmir State Assembly[2] for three consecutive terms. Mr Sadiq Ali was born inSrinagar into an influential business family. His father, the late Mr. Jaffer Ali was aPaper mache artist and businessman.
Sadiq Ali graduated fromAligarh Muslim University and earned hisMA inPolitical Science. He has given some important recommendations about the solution of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan. Hisself-rule report has been widely applauded in bothIndia andPakistan and his recommendations have been regarded as one of the most workable solutions of this issue. He has also written a comprehensive paper on the deteriorating conditions of the forests ofJammu and Kashmir State; he has further submitted an indepthresearch paper outlining how theDal Lake may be saved from furtherdegradation.
Mr Sadiq Ali entered politics at a very young age, and was one of the closest associates ofSheikh Abdullah, the founder ofNational Conference. He was nominated to theState Legislative Council numerous times. He also held the position of treasurer of theJKNC for 23 years.
He quitNational Conference stating personal reasons, although he never spoke against the NC party or its principles. There was widespread speculation that the only reason Mr Sadiq Ali quit NC was because of the NC leadership's inadequate action against a rival from within NC, whom Mr Sadiq had accused ofsabotaging his re-election bid fromZadibal.
On 9 March 2008, Farooq Abdullah, the patron of NC, announced to the media that Mr Sadiq Ali had rejoined the party[3] and would be handling the state affairs of the party.