Pirzada Mohammad Nawsad Siddique (born 1993) is an Indian politician from
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
. He is the Chairman the
Indian Secular Front
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviation: ISF) is an Indian Political parties in West Bengal, political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.
History
This party wa ...
. Currently, he is serving as an
MLA from
Bhangar constituency in the
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian states and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative as ...
. He is Great grandson of the
Pir
Pir or PIR may refer to:
Places
* Pir, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
* Pir, Satu Mare, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania
Religion
* Pir (Alevism), one of the 12 ranks of Imam in Alevism
* Pir (Sufism), a Sufi teacher or spiritu ...
of
Furfura Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique
Moḥammad Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque al-Qurayshī ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আবু বকর সিদ্দিকী আল কুরাইশী, ar, محمد أبو بكر الصديقي القريشي; 15 April 1865 — 17 March 1943) was ...
.
Early life
Nawsad Siddiqui was born in 1993. His father Ali Akbar Siddiqui was the son of Pir Zulfiqar Ali, known as "''Chhto Huzur''" of Furfura Sharif. He is the fourth generation of the founder of Furfura Sharif
Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique
Moḥammad Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque al-Qurayshī ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আবু বকর সিদ্দিকী আল কুরাইশী, ar, محمد أبو بكر الصديقي القريشي; 15 April 1865 — 17 March 1943) was ...
. Nawsad's elder brother
Abbas Siddiqui
Pirzada Md. Abbas Siddique (born 1987) is an Islamic scholar, social activist and Indian politician who founded the Indian Secular Front political party in 2021. He is a cleric of the Furfura Sharif in Hooghly, West Bengal and is the scion of t ...
is the founder of the
Indian Secular Front
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviation: ISF) is an Indian Political parties in West Bengal, political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.
History
This party wa ...
. In 2015, he obtained a master's degree under
Aliah University
Aliah University (AU; ur, جامعہ عالیہ) is a state government controlled autonomous university in New Town, West Bengal, India. Previously known as Mohammedan College of Calcutta, it was elevated to university in 2008. It offers un ...
.
Political career
On 21 January 2021, Abbas Siddiqui founded a new political party called the
Indian Secular Front
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviation: ISF) is an Indian Political parties in West Bengal, political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.
History
This party wa ...
and appointed his younger brother Nawsad as its chairman. Ahead of the 2021 assembly elections, the party formed a united front called
Sanjukta Morcha with the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
and the
Left Front.
In the
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Nawsad was elected from
Bhangar. The Sanjukta Morcha won only this seat in the election.
References
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21st-century Indian politicians
Aliah University alumni
West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026
People from Hooghly district
1993 births
Living people
Indian Secular Front politicians
Indian secularists
21st-century Bengalis