Ali Mohammad Sagar

Ali Mohammad Sagar is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir and a member of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. Sagar serves as an Member of the [Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA] from Khanyar Assembly constituency. He previously served as the Minister of Rural Development in the Omar Abdullah-led cabinet and was appointed the General Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in 2014.

Early life and education

Ali Mohammad Sagar is from Habakadal, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Gh. Qadir. He completed his M.A. in 1978 and L.L.B. in 1983 at University of Kashmir. His son Salman Sagar contested the 2024 election.

Career

Sagar won from Khanyar Assembly constituency representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the 2024 [Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election] and 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 6,505 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Muhammad Khurshid Alam of the JKPDP, by a margin of 1,167 votes. He was first elected from Khanyar seat as an NC candidate in the 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election and retained it in the next two elections in 2002 and 2008.