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{{short description|Indian shooter and politician}} {{short description|Indian shooter and politician}}
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| name = Abbas Ansari | name = Abbas Ansari
| image = File:Ansari124.jpg | image =
| signature = Abbas Ansari Signature 2.png | signature = Abbas Ansari Signature 2.png
| office = ] (MLA) in ] | office = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 10 March 2022 | term_start = 10 March 2022
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| constituency = ] | constituency = ]
| party = ] | party = ]
| otherparty = | otherparty = ] (2022-present)<br>
] (2022-present)<br>
] (before 2022) ] (before 2022)
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| father = ] | father = ]
| mother = Afsha Ansari | mother = Afsha Ansari
| relations = ] (uncle) <br /> ] (uncle) <br/> ] (great-Grandfather) <br/> Mannu Ansari (cousin) | relations = ] (uncle) <br /> ] (uncle) <br/> ] (great-Grandfather) <br/> ] (cousin)
| residence = ], Uttar Pradesh | residence = ], Uttar Pradesh
| children = 1 | children = 1
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'''Abbas Ansari''' (born 12 February 1992) is a convicted criminal and an Indian politician. He is the elder son of gangster and politician ]. Abbas Ansari won the ] from ] representing ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=up election result 2022: मुख्तार अंसारी की बादशाहत बरकरार, बेटा अब्बास अंसारी जीता |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-up-election-result-2022-mukhtar-ansari-s-reign-intact-son-abbas-ansari-won-from-mau-nephew-suheb-close-to-victory-5998682.html |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref> '''Abbas Ansari''' (born 12 February 1992) is a MLA of ]. Abbas Ansari won the ] from ] representing ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=up election result 2022: मुख्तार अंसारी की बादशाहत बरकरार, बेटा अब्बास अंसारी जीता |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-up-election-result-2022-mukhtar-ansari-s-reign-intact-son-abbas-ansari-won-from-mau-nephew-suheb-close-to-victory-5998682.html |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref>


== Background== == Background==
He is the elder son of Indian gangster turned politician ]. His mother is Afsha Ansari.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-30 |title=Lady don Afsha: The story of Mukhtar Ansari's fugitive wife |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/lady-don-afsha-the-story-of-mukhtar-ansaris-fugitive-wife/articleshow/108899404.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
⚫ Ansari is the great-grandson of Dr. ]<ref name="DailyBhaskar">{{cite news |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/UP-photos-robinhoods-who-scare-worlds-most-wanted-danish-ibrahim-3540419.html |title=PHOTOS: Robinhoods who scare world's most-wanted Dawood Ibrahim |accessdate=30 January 2017}}</ref> who was an Indian nationalist and political leader, and former president of the ] and the ] during the ]. One of the founders of the ] University, he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936.<ref name="cs">{{cite web|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm|title=Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927|publisher=Congress Sandesh, ] publication |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307133839/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm |archive-date=7 March 2002 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>


⚫ Ansari is the great-grandson of Dr. ]<ref name="DailyBhaskar">{{cite news |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/UP-photos-robinhoods-who-scare-worlds-most-wanted-danish-ibrahim-3540419.html |title=PHOTOS: Robinhoods who scare world's most-wanted Dawood Ibrahim |accessdate=30 January 2017}}</ref> - a political leader and former president of the ] and the ] during the ]. One of the founders of the ] University, he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936.<ref name="cs">{{cite web|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm|title=Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927|publisher=Congress Sandesh, ] publication |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307133839/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/dr_m_a_ansari.htm |archive-date=7 March 2002 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>
Ansari's father is ], a controversial politician and convicted criminal.


His uncles, ] and ], have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<ref name="News18">{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/rejected-by-akhilesh-ansari-brothers-join-mayawatis-bsp-vow-to-rout-sp-in-polls-1341130.html |title=UP Elections 2017: Rejected by Akhilesh, Mukhtar Ansari Join Mayawati's BSP, Vow to Rout SP in Polls |accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref> His uncles, ] and ], have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.<ref name="News18">{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/rejected-by-akhilesh-ansari-brothers-join-mayawatis-bsp-vow-to-rout-sp-in-polls-1341130.html |title=UP Elections 2017: Rejected by Akhilesh, Mukhtar Ansari Join Mayawati's BSP, Vow to Rout SP in Polls |accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref>


==Political career==
He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with money laundering and other unlawful activities and as of 2024 is serving a jail sentence<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moin |first=Mohd |date=2024-03-29 |title=Mukhtar Ansari's Family To File Plea For Jailed MLA Son Abbas Ansari's Parole |url=https://news.abplive.com/states/up-uk/mukhtar-ansari-death-family-to-file-plea-for-son-abbas-ansari-parole-attend-last-rites-1675605 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> He is also an Indian politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Another son rises in UP: Skeet shooter Abbas takes over Mau from big daddy Mukhtar Ansari |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/another-son-rises-in-up-skeet-shooter-abbas-takes-over-mau-from-big-daddy-mukhtar-ansari-10420301.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> and ], in shotgun shooting.<ref name="AbbasAnsari">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-ghosi-mukhtar-can-be-a-spoiler-for-everyone/ |title=In Ghosi, Mukhtar Ansari can be a spoiler for everyone |accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>


Abbas Ansari was charged with using his influence behind bars to run his business from jail through his wife Nikhat Ansari's phones. His wife was also charged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari ran his business from jail through wife’s phones |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/jailed-mla-abbas-ansari-ran-his-business-from-jail-through-wife-s-phones-101676391337902.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Abbas is the current ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Another son rises in UP: Skeet shooter Abbas takes over Mau from big daddy Mukhtar Ansari |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/another-son-rises-in-up-skeet-shooter-abbas-takes-over-mau-from-big-daddy-mukhtar-ansari-10420301.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

==Other representations==
Ansari has also represented India at international level as a ] in shotgun shooting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Like Father, Unlike Son: Shooting star Abbas Ansari wants to salvage family name |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/up-election-like-father-unlike-son-shooting-star-abbas-ansari-wants-to-salvage-mukhtar-ansari-s-name/story-KcIPCpCpxsTXwVT6ly0RsM.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=14 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="AbbasAnsari">{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-ghosi-mukhtar-can-be-a-spoiler-for-everyone/ |title=In Ghosi, Mukhtar Ansari can be a spoiler for everyone |accessdate=24 December 2016}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
He was arrested in November 2022 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with money laundering<!-- and other unlawful activities and-->.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-05 |title=ED arrests Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas in money laundering case |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ed-arrests-mukhtar-ansaris-mla-son-abbas-in-money-laundering-case/articleshow/95314192.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-04-09 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He has been held without bail as of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moin |first=Mohd |date=2024-03-29 |title=Mukhtar Ansari's Family To File Plea For Jailed MLA Son Abbas Ansari's Parole |url=https://news.abplive.com/states/up-uk/mukhtar-ansari-death-family-to-file-plea-for-son-abbas-ansari-parole-attend-last-rites-1675605 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> During his incarceration, Abbas met his wife, Nikhat Ansari, illegally within the prison premises and ran his business from jail through his wife's phones. He was subsequently transferred from ] prison to ] jail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=पहले प्यार, फिर शादी और फिर जेल में 'गंदी बात'... निकहत और अब्बास अंसारी के मिलन और जुदाई की पूरी कहानी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/crime/mukhtar-ansari-son-abbas-ansari-and-nikhat-ansari-love-story/articleshow/100705608.cms |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari ran his business from jail through wife’s phones |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/jailed-mla-abbas-ansari-ran-his-business-from-jail-through-wife-s-phones-101676391337902.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Indian shooter and politician

Abbas Ansari
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byMukhtar Ansari
ConstituencyMau
Personal details
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partySuheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance (2022-present)
Bahujan Samaj Party (before 2022)
RelationsAfzal Ansari (uncle)
Sibgatullah Ansari (uncle)
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari (great-Grandfather)
Suhaib Ansari (cousin)
Children1
Parents
Residence(s)Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationPolitician
Signature

Abbas Ansari (born 12 February 1992) is a MLA of Mau Assembly constituency. Abbas Ansari won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Mau representing Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party.

Background

He is the elder son of Indian gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari. His mother is Afsha Ansari.

Ansari is the great-grandson of Dr. 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.

His uncles, Afzal Ansari and Sibgatullah Ansari, have been very active in Indian politics and have held various positions in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Political career

Abbas is the current MLA of Mau Assembly constituency.

Other representations

Ansari has also represented India at international level as a sport shooter in shotgun shooting.

Controversies

He was arrested in November 2022 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with money laundering. He has been held without bail as of 2024. During his incarceration, Abbas met his wife, Nikhat Ansari, illegally within the prison premises and ran his business from jail through his wife's phones. He was subsequently transferred from Chitrakoot prison to Kasganj district jail.

References

  1. "up election result 2022: मुख्तार अंसारी की बादशाहत बरकरार, बेटा अब्बास अंसारी जीता". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "Lady don Afsha: The story of Mukhtar Ansari's fugitive wife". The Economic Times. 30 March 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. "PHOTOS: Robinhoods who scare world's most-wanted Dawood Ibrahim". Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Dr M A Ansari (1880–1936) president, Madras, 1927". Congress Sandesh, Indian National Congress publication. Archived from the original on 7 March 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. "UP Elections 2017: Rejected by Akhilesh, Mukhtar Ansari Join Mayawati's BSP, Vow to Rout SP in Polls". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. "Another son rises in UP: Skeet shooter Abbas takes over Mau from big daddy Mukhtar Ansari". Firstpost. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. "Like Father, Unlike Son: Shooting star Abbas Ansari wants to salvage family name". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2017.
  8. "In Ghosi, Mukhtar Ansari can be a spoiler for everyone". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  9. "ED arrests Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas in money laundering case". The Economic Times. 5 November 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. Moin, Mohd (29 March 2024). "Mukhtar Ansari's Family To File Plea For Jailed MLA Son Abbas Ansari's Parole". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. "पहले प्यार, फिर शादी और फिर जेल में 'गंदी बात'... निकहत और अब्बास अंसारी के मिलन और जुदाई की पूरी कहानी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  12. "Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari ran his business from jail through wife's phones". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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