Nasir Aslam Wani

Nasir Aslam Wani is an Indian politician from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference party.
He has served the State as the Minister of State for Tourism & Culture, Housing & Urban Development, PHE, Revenue & Relief and later taking on responsibility for the Minister of State Home department as an additional portfolio.
He won the state assembly elections in 2008 from Amirakadal Constituency and served as a minister in the cabinet.
In the 2024 assembly elections Wani contested from Kupwara and lost to Fayaz Mir of PDP, Wani was then nominated as the Advisor to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. He is the grandson of politician, late Ghulam Nabi Wani Sogami.

Political career

Nasir Aslam Wani was involved with various NGOs for social work. He joined the Youth National Conference in 1998 and was nominated as Central Secretary. He worked as the Provincial Secretary of Kashmir Province and was also a member of the Central Working Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.

Amirakadal Constituency

At Amirakadal, Nasir got 3922 votes against 3103 of his rival Parvez Ahmad of PDP.

Ministry

Wani was elected as a member of J&K Legislative Assembly in 2008 General Elections from Amirakadal Constituency; inducted in the Council of Ministers headed by Mr. Omar Abdullah as Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, PHE, Tourism and Revenue & Relief on 11 July 2009.

Home Ministry

In 2011, Wani was given an additional charge of the Home Department.