Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until stepping down in 2004 in favour of his elder son Asaduddin Owaisi. He took control of AIMIM in 1975 and was referred to as Salar E Millat (commander of the community). Sultan Saalahuddin Owaisi was considered to be the strongest person in Hyderabad politics as his power extended till the borders of Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State rallied behind him and he was considered to be the man who could tilt the Muslim vote bank in Andhra pradesh to whichever Party he felt like supporting. He was considered to be the most prominent Muslim Leader in Hyderabad.

Born : 14 February 1931 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

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Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was also appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 1984.