Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi
2nd President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
In office
1983  29 September 2008
Preceded byAbdul Wahid Owaisi
Succeeded byAsaduddin Owaisi
Member of the Indian Parliament for Hyderabad
In office
1984–2004
Preceded byK. S. Narayana
Succeeded byAsaduddin Owaisi
Personal details
Born(1931-02-14)14 February 1931
Hyderabad City, Hyderabad State, British India[Now telengana India]
Died29 September 2008(2008-09-29) (aged 77)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India [now telengana India]
Political partyAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
SpouseNajmunnisa Begum (m. 1 Jan 1967)
Children4, including, Asaduddin, Akbaruddin
ParentAbdul Wahid Owaisi
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
Osmania University
Known forMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (14 February 1931 – 29 September 2008) also known by his supporters as Salar-e-Millat (commander of community) was an Indian politician who served as the second president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) from 1983 until his death in 2008. Active in the Telangana region, Owaisi served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until his retirement in 2004. He is the father of the current member of parliament representing Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency barrister Asaduddin Owaisi who is the current president of all AIMIM.