Mukhtar ansari biography

Indian politician (1963–2024)

Mukhtar Ansari, (30 June 1963 – 28 March 2024) was an Indian gangster, convicted murderer^[3] and a politician, based in the state of Uttar Pradesh.^[4][5][6] He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mau constituency five times, including twice as a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate.

Background and family

Ansari's paternal grandfather was Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, a surgeon, and an early president of the Indian National Congress in 1927 and of Muslim League in 1918 and 1920.^[7][8] His father was Subhan Ullah Ansari, who was a leader of the Communist party.^[9] Mukhtar Ansari's maternal grandfather was Mohammad Usman, who was a brigadier in the Indian Army; he never married and remained bachelor all his life.^[10]

Ansari's family claim patrilineal lineage from the 11th century sufi saint Abdullah Ansari of Herat in Afghanistan, who