After death of his father [[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]] in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party]] at the [[Pattan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pattan]] constituency where his father served before. In [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]], Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | title=Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir | access-date=5 April 2015 | archive-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407161218/http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |title=JK ministers take charge of offices Lastupdate:- Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com |website=www.greaterkashmir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306075510/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |archive-date=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>[http://india.shafaqna.com/content/imran-raza-ansari-keeping-winning-legacy-his-late-father-alive-bags-seat-pattan-assembly]{{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref> He has also served as the president of [[Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association|Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2016|title=JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726163928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Ansari ended the three decade long term of [[Farooq Abdullah]], when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.<ref name=”:0″ />
After death of his father [[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]] in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party]] at the [[Pattan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pattan]] constituency where his father served before. In [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]], Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | title=Pattan Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Pattan Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir | access-date=5 April 2015 | archive-date=7 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407161218/http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pattan.html | url-status=live }}</ref> After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |title=JK ministers take charge of offices Lastupdate:- Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com |website=www.greaterkashmir.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306075510/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Mar/5/jk-ministers-take-charge-of-offices-5.asp |archive-date=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>[http://india.shafaqna.com/content/imran-raza-ansari-keeping-winning-legacy-his-late-father-alive-bags-seat-pattan-assembly]{{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref> He has also served as the president of [[Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association|Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2016|title=JKCA elects minister Ansari as new president|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726163928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/jkca-elects-minister-ansari-as-new-president/articleshow/53287185.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Ansari ended the three decade long term of [[Farooq Abdullah]], when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.<ref name=”:0″ />
=== Electoral Success and Ministerial Role ===
=== Ministerial ===
Following the demise of his father, ”’Molvi Imran Reza Ansari”’ successfully continued his family’s political legacy. In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, representing the Pattan constituency, he secured a significant mandate, winning the seat with a victory margin of over 9,300 votes.<ref name=”IndiaTV_Profile“/> Following the formation of the government, Ansari was nominated to the Council of Ministers, where he efficiently handled key portfolios, including Minister of ”’Information Technology, Technical Education, and Youth Services and Sports”’. His tenure was marked by contributions in modernizing these essential sectors in the region.<ref name=”Bharatpedia_Ansari“/>
Following the demise of his father, Ansari the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Pattan constituency.<ref name=”IndiaTV_Profile”/>
=== Sports Administration Leadership ===
Beyond his political and religious roles, Ansari made a notable contribution to sports administration in Jammu and Kashmir. In a highly significant move, he was elected as the President of the ”’Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA)”’ on 16 July 2016. This election marked the end of a long, three-decade-long tenure held by a former Chief Minister, an achievement that underscores Ansari’s administrative acumen and organizational support within the sporting body.<ref name=”HT_JKCA”/> His leadership in this capacity was a defining moment for the future of cricket administration in the region.
=== Sports administration ===
He was elected as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) on 16 July 2016. This election marked the end of a long, three-decade-long tenure held by a former Chief Minister.<ref name=”HT_JKCA”/>
== See also ==
== See also ==
== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=”Bharatpedia_Ansari”>{{cite web |url=https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Imran_Raza_Ansari |title=Imran Raza Ansari – Bharatpedia |date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=”HT_JKCA”>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-election-results-shia-cleric-imran-reza-ansari-trails-from-pattan-constituency-101728241100566.html |title=Jammu and Kashmir election results: Shia cleric Imran Reza Ansari trails from Pattan constituency |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=November 4, 2025 |quote=He has also been the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). On July 16, 2016, Ansari ended Farooq Abdullah’s long tenure of over 30 years when he was elected president of the association.}}</ref>
<ref name=”HT_JKCA”>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-election-results-shia-cleric-imran-reza-ansari-trails-from-pattan-constituency-101728241100566.html |title=Jammu and Kashmir election results: Shia cleric Imran Reza Ansari trails from Pattan constituency |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=November 4, 2025 |quote=He has also been the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). On July 16, 2016, Ansari ended Farooq Abdullah’s long tenure of over 30 years when he was elected president of the association.}}</ref>
Indian politician, businessman and religious scholar
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Imran Reza Ansari |
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| Constituency | Pattan, Baramulla, Kashmir |
| Born | 7 March 1972 |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference |
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| Children | Mohammad Jawad Ansari (son) |
| Residence(s) | Darul Jawad,Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Alma mater | Tyndale Biscoe School, SP School, Jamia Millia Islamia, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom Hawza, Damascus University, Hawza of Syria, |
| Occupation | Politician,Businessman,Religious Cleric |
Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a Shia cleric, succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after the latter’s death.
He won elections from the Pattan constituency on PDP’s ticket and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports. After disagreements with the leadership of the party, in 2018, Ansari left the PDP and joined the People’s Conference [PC]. He lost an important election in 2024 against National Conference’s candidate Javaid Riyaz Bedar.
He is the President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association.
Ansari is unofficially considered the Wakil (Representative) of Ayatollah Sistani, a post which he received upon succeeding his father, in the religious and political spheres.
He is also the representative of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.
Early life and education
Imran Reza Ansari was born to Kashmir’s influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1972. He is elder to his brother Irfan Reza Ansari and younger to his sister. Raza Ansari had his matriculation from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then went to Jamia Millia Islamia with arts as his subject. Later he had his masters from same institution, where he qualified with a master’s degree in political science.
Being a member of a clerical and religious family he was aware of his forthcoming responsibilities. And so, after qualifying masters, he went to study Islamic Doctrine at Howzeh Zainabiyyah in Syria, while also simultaneously achieving a Degree in the Arabic Language at the Department of Linguistics at the University Of Damascus. He lived and studied there for about 8 years. After which, Ansari spend some time studying theoogical courses at Lebanon. And finally, he then settled in Qom, to study at the Qom Hawza & Al-Mustafa International University to study Islamic Philosophy and Theology.
Ansari returned from Qom after studying there for about 5 years.
Political career
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After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Imran Reza Ansari was fielded by Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party at the Pattan constituency where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Imran Reza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes.[2] After new government was formed by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, Imran Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports.[3][4] He has also served as the president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.[5] Ansari ended the three decade long term of Farooq Abdullah, when he was newly elected as president of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association on 16 July 2016.[5]
Ministerial role
Following the demise of his father, Ansari won a seat in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Pattan constituency.[6]
Sports administration
He was elected as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) on 16 July 2016. This election marked the end of a long, three-decade-long tenure held by a former Chief Minister.[7]
