Abdul Samad Siddiqui
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Abdul Samad Siddiqui is a prominent educationist and Former Member of parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

) from Hyderabad - Karnataka region from 1988 till 1994 (Complete term of 6 years) and a leading political figure in the region representing the minorities.

In Raichur
Raichur
Raichur , is a city municipal council in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It was in the princely state of Mysore during the rule of Tipu Sultan...

, karnataka he is considered most prominent educationist who has contributed towards the education of the underpriveledged of society and minorities with various educational institutes and programs.

He is particularly famous for his knack of getting many educational institutes for the community and successfully running them thus significantly contributing to the community in raichur.

Abdul Samad Siddiqui started his political journey with Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 which later merged to form Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 a prominent National Party during the 90's. He served as the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal.

After the Split in the Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 he co-founded the Lok Shakti
Lok Shakti
Lok Shakti , a political party in India. LS was one of several parties that were formed when the Janata Dal crumbled in the mid-1990s. LS was formed in February 1997 after Ramakrishna Hegde was expelled from JD...

 which once was a prominent State Party in Karnataka, with Ramakrishna Hegde
Ramakrishna Hegde
Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms and as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government.-Early life:...

(Former Union Commerce Minister and Karnataka Chief minister) and many prominent Janata Dal leaders. Samad Siddiqui served as the National Vice-President of Lok Shakti from its inception.

In August 2010, Abdul Samad Siddiqui once again proved his popularity in Raichur due to his work for the education of the underpriveledged by winning all the 11 seats in the New Education Society (NES, Raichur) election. His panel won every post contested against the Local MLA Syed Yasin Peer's panel which had to face a humiliating defeat.

NES being the prestigious minority institute in Raichur was developed by Mr Siddiqui's selfless efforts for last 3 decades and this holds a special place in hearts the Muslim community in raichur.

Local news papers report that Abdul Samad Siddiqui packed a tremendous punch to the local MLA Syed Yasin by winning all the seats and preventing him from taking an undue political mileage out of an educational institute. Thus Samad Siddiqui further solidified his place in the heart of raichur's citizens.

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