Qamar ul Islam explained

Qamar ul Islam (27 January 1948 – 18 September 2017), was an Indian politician who was the Six-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly, one-term Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi and All India Congress Committee secretary (AICC) in-charge of Kerala. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Housing and Labour, Minister of Municipal Administration, Public Enterprises and Minister of Wakf and the MLA from Kalaburagi-North constituency for the state of Karnataka.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Early life and education

Qamar ul Islam was born to Noorul Islam in Kalaburagi. He completed his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from PDA College of Engineering, Kalaburagi. He first stood in elections in PDA and became the president of the students' union, becoming the first and last Muslim student to hold the post of students' union president in PDA College.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Political career

He was a six-time MLA from the state of Karnataka. He started his political career with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in 1978 and was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly during the terms 1978–83,^[10] 1989–1994,^[11] 1994–96,^[12] 1999–2004,^[13] 2008–2013^[14] and 2013–2017. He was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 1998 and also the cabinet minister for Housing and Labour in the administration led by Chief Minister S.M. Krishna from October 1999 to May 2004. He also served as cabinet minister for Municipal administration, Public Enterprises, Minority Development and waqf led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cabinet from May 2013 to June 2016.^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

Personal life

He was professionally an engineer. Dr Qamar ul Islam was passionate about Urdu and he also wrote Shayari sometimes. Throughout his life, he has presided in various Urdu literary programs.^[21]

Positions held

!#!From!To!Position!Party

1.	1978	1983	MLA (1st term) from Gulbarga Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1979-1982)	Independent
2.	1989	1994	MLA (2nd term) from Gulbarga Member of the Estimates Committee (1990-1992) Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1992-1993) Member of the Committee on Petitions (1993-1994)	Muslim League
3.	1994	-	MLA (3rd term) from Gulbarga Member of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development (1994-1996)	Congress
4.	1996	1998	MP in 11th Lok Sabha from Gulbarga	Janata Dal
5.	1999	2004	MLA (4th term) from Gulbarga	Congress
6.	2008	2013	MLA (5th term) from Gulbarga North	Congress
7.	2013	2017	MLA (6th term) from Gulbarga North	Congress

Death

Qamar ul Islam died on 18 September 2017 at a hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiogenic shock and multi-organ failure.^[22] He was admitted to the hospital 11 days earlier following cellulitis of the leg.^{[23] [24]} His funeral procession was attended by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and others.^{[25] [26]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-09-18. Karnataka Congress leader Qamar-ul-Islam passes away. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
2. Web site: reddy. k n. 2018-04-06. Congress to field Qamarul Islam's wife in Kalaburagi North?. 2021-12-28. Deccan Chronicle. en.
3. Web site: 2016-07-01. Karnataka: Qamarul Islam quelled, Ambareesh won't budge. 2021-12-28. Deccan Chronicle. en.
4. Web site: 2017-11-13. Winter Session begins at Belagavi. 2021-12-28. Star of Mysore. en-US.
5. Web site: 2013-10-17. Minority girls to get Rs 50K marriage dole. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
6. Web site: 2013-05-19. Siddaramaiah Cabinet: List of portfolios. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
7. Web site: Wakf land scam: Anwar Manippady demands probe into his report. 2021-12-28. The Week. en.
8. Web site: Rahul visits residences of Dharam Singh, Qamar Ul Islam – Mysuru Today. 2021-12-28. en-US.
9. Web site: Rakesh Prakash. Dec 18, 2017. Muslims in Karnataka lack strong leadership with mass appeal Bengaluru News - Times of India. 2021-12-28. The Times of India. en.
10. Web site: Statistical report on general election, 1978. 10 December 2010.
11. Web site: Statistical report on General election,1989. Election commission of India. 10 December 2010.
12. Web site: Statistical report on General Election, 1994. 10 December 2010.
13. Web site: Statistical report on General election, 1999. 10 December 2010.
14. Web site: List of elected members of the karnataka legislative assembly . 10 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035728/http://kla.kar.nic.in/lmember.htm . 19 June 2010 .
15. Web site: 2013-06-08. Qamar-ul Islam accused of illegally acquiring wakf property. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
16. Web site: 2021-01-09. Madrasah Faizan-E Mustafa inaugurated, Management Committee Felicitates MLA Kaneez Fatima. 2021-12-28. DeccanDigest. en-US.
17. Web site: 2013-05-19. Who is Who of Team Siddu. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
18. Web site: 2016-06-20. Protests erupt over dropping of ministers. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
19. Web site: Manu Aiyappa. Jun 2, 2019. BJP makes inroads into Muslim-dominated segments of Karnataka Bengaluru News - Times of India. 2021-12-28. The Times of India. en.
20. Web site: 2016-06-12. Businessmen in fray: MLAs prefer Ramamurthy to Farook. 2021-12-28. Deccan Herald. en.
21. Web site: Poovanna. Sharan. 2018-04-16. Karnataka elections: Congress names the first list of 218 candidates, winnability main criteria. 2021-12-28. mint. en.
22. Amarnath K. Menon . March 1, 2021 . How Owaisi's AIMIM is aiming for a national footprint. 2021-12-28. India Today. en.
23. News: Para. Praveen B.. 2018-03-17. Qamar-ul Islam's demise hits Cong. prospects in Gulbarga North. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-12-28. 0971-751X.
24. News: Qamarul Islam, prominent Muslim leader from Hyderabad-Karnataka region, passes away. The Hindu. 18 September 2017. 18 September 2017.
25. Web site: Lakhs of mourners attend Qamarul Islam's funeral procession. 20 September 2017. Siasat. 20 September 2017.
26. News: Correspondent. A.. 2017-09-20. Former Minister Qamarul Islam buried with State honours. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-12-28. 0971-751X.