| Mushtaq Ahmad Lone | |
| Office: | Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start: | 1987 |
| Term End: | 1990 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Farooq Abdullah |
| Governor: | Jagmohan |
| Constituency: | Kupwara |
| Death Date: | 11 September |
| Death Place: | Kupwara, India |
| Party: | National Conference |
| Profession: | Politician |
Mushtaq Ahmad Lone (11 September 2002[1]) was an Indian politician who served as the minister of Law in the government of Jammu and Kashmir under Farooq Abdullah in 1987.[2] [3] He was a member of the National Conference (NC), a pro-India political party in the 20th century.[4]
Lone was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 1987 elections, where he represented the Kupwara constituency.[3] The 1987 elections were reportedly manipulated, which led to significant accusations of electoral fraud.[5]
On 11 September 2002, Lone, the minister of Law in the Jammu and Kashmir government, was assassinated by suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba, then a guerrilla organisation,[6] [7] during an election rally in Kupwara.[8] [9] The attack, which occurred as Lone addressed the gathering in a school building, was part of a broader wave of insurgent activity reportedly aimed at disrupting the 2002 state elections. Militants opened fire from a nearby paddy field, assassinating Lone along with his five security officers, and a civilian.[10] Lone was the second candidate to be killed during the campaign.[11]