Qamar ul Islam

Qamar ul Islam (27 January 1948 – 18 September 2017), generally referred to as Qamarul Islam was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi and secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) incharge 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.

Qamar ul Islam
MLA
In office 2008–2017
Preceded by	New Constituency
Constituency	Kalaburagi Uttar
In office 1978–1983
Preceded by	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali
Succeeded by	S K Kanta
Constituency	Kalaburagi
In office 1989–1996
Preceded by	S K Kanta
Succeeded by	Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar
Constituency	Kalaburagi
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Kalaburagi
MP
In office 1996–1998
Preceded by	B. G. Jawali
Succeeded by	Basavaraj Patil Sedam
Constituency	Kalaburagi
Minister for Housing & Labour of Karnataka
In office 1999–2004
Constituency	Kalaburagi
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-27)27 January 1948 Kalaburagi
Died	18 September 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 69) Bangalore
Political party	Indian National Congress
Residence	Kalaburagi

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.

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,[1] 1989–1994,[2] 1994–96,[3] 1999–2004,[4] 2008–2013[5] and 2013–2017. He was 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 and 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.

Personal life

He was professionally an engineer.

Positions held

• 1978–1983 and 1989–1996 — Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• 1979–1982 and 1992–1993 — Member, Public Accounts Committee
• 1990–1992 — Member, Estimates Committee
• 1993–1994 — Member, Committee on Petitions, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• 1994–1996 — Member, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• 1996 — Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) MP
• July 1996 onwards — General Secretary, J.D. Parliamentary Party

Death

Qamar ul Islam died on 18 September 2017 at a hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiogenic shock and multi organ failure. He was admitted to the hospital 11 days earlier following cellulitis of the leg.[6]. His funeral procession was attended by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and others.[7]

References

1. "Statistical report on general election, 1978" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
2. "Statistical report on General election,1989" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
3. "Statistical report on General Election, 1994" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
4. "Statistical report on General election,1999" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
5. "List of elected members of the karnataka legislative assembly". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
6. "Qamarul Islam, prominent Muslim leader from Hyderabad-Karnataka region, passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
7. "Lakhs of mourners attend Qamarul Islam's funeral procession". Siasat. Retrieved 20 September 2017.