{{Short description|Indian politician (1948 – 2017)}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = 300px | name = Qamar ul Islam | office = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | term_start = 2008 | predecessor = <small>''New Constituency''</small> | successor = Kaneez Fathima | constituency = Kalaburagi Uttar | term_end = 2017 | term_start2 = 1978 | term_end2 = 1983 | predecessor2 = Mohamed Ali Mehtab Ali | successor2 = S K Kanta | constituency2 = Kalaburagi | term_start3 = 1989 | term_end3 = 1996 | predecessor3 = S K Kanta | successor3 = Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar | constituency3 = Kalaburagi | term_start4 = 1999 | term_end4 = 2004 | predecessor4 = Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar | successor4 = <small>''Constituency abolished''</small> | constituency4 = Kalaburagi | office5 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start5 = 1996 | term_end5 = 1998 | predecessor5 = B. G. Jawali | successor5 = Basavaraj Patil Sedam | constituency5 = Kalaburagi | office6 = Minister for Housing & Labour of Karnataka | term_start6 = 1999 | term_end6 = 2004 | predecessor6 = | successor6 = | constituency6 = Kalaburagi | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1948|01|27}} | birth_place = Kalaburagi | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2017|09|18|1948|01|27}} | death_place = Bangalore | party = 25pxIndian National Congress | spouse = Kaneez Fathima | profession = | footnotes = | parents = Noorul Islam (Father) }}
'''Qamar ul Islam''' (27 January 1948 – 18 September 2017), was an Indian politician who was the Six-term Member of the Karnataka Legislative assembly, one-term Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi and All India Congress Committee secretary (AICC) in-charge 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2017-09-18|title=Karnataka Congress leader Qamar-ul-Islam passes away|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/633761/karnataka-congress-leader-qamar-ul.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=reddy|first=k n|date=2018-04-06|title=Congress to field Qamarul Islam's wife in Kalaburagi North?|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/060418/congress-to-field-qamarul-islams-wife-in-kalaburagi-north.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-01|title=Karnataka: Qamarul Islam quelled, Ambareesh won't budge|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010716/karnataka-qamarul-islam-quelled-ambareesh-wont-budge.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-13|title=Winter Session begins at Belagavi|url=https://starofmysore.com/winter-session-begins-belagavi/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-17|title=Minority girls to get Rs 50K marriage dole|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/363475/minority-girls-get-rs-50k.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-19|title=Siddaramaiah Cabinet: List of portfolios|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/333370/siddaramaiah-cabinet-list-portfolios.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wakf land scam: Anwar Manippady demands probe into his report|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/08/25/wakf-land-scam-anwar-manippady-slams-minister-demands-probe-into-his-report.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rahul visits residences of Dharam Singh, Qamar Ul Islam – Mysuru Today|url=https://citytoday.news/rahul-visits-residences-of-dharam-singh-qamar-ul-islam/|access-date=2021-12-28|language=en-US|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228190332/https://citytoday.news/rahul-visits-residences-of-dharam-singh-qamar-ul-islam/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Rakesh Prakash|date=Dec 18, 2017|title=Muslims in Karnataka lack strong leadership with mass appeal {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/muslims-in-karnataka-lack-strong-leadership-with-mass-appeal/articleshow/62115229.cms|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
==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,<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical report on general election, 1978|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> 1989–1994,<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical report on General election,1989|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|publisher=Election commission of India|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> 1994–96,<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical report on General Election, 1994|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> 1999–2004,<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical report on General election, 1999|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> 2008–2013<ref>{{cite web|title=List of elected members of the karnataka legislative assembly |url=http://kla.kar.nic.in/lmember.htm |access-date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035728/http://kla.kar.nic.in/lmember.htm |archivedate=19 June 2010 }}</ref> and 2013–2017. He was a 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. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-06-08|title=Qamar-ul Islam accused of illegally acquiring wakf property|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/337441/qamar-ul-islam-accused-illegally.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-09|title=Madrasah Faizan-E Mustafa inaugurated, Management Committee Felicitates MLA Kaneez Fatima|url=https://deccandigest.com/madrasah-faizan-e-mustafa-inaugurated-management-committee-felicitates-mla-kaneez-fatima/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=DeccanDigest|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-19|title=Who is Who of Team Siddu|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/333266/who-team-siddu.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-20|title=Protests erupt over dropping of ministers|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/553293/protests-erupt-over-dropping-ministers.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Manu Aiyappa|date=Jun 2, 2019|title=BJP makes inroads into Muslim-dominated segments of Karnataka {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjp-makes-inroads-into-muslim-dominated-segments-of-karnataka/articleshow/69617054.cms|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-12|title=Businessmen in fray: MLAs prefer Ramamurthy to Farook|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/551834/businessmen-fray-mlas-prefer-ramamurthy.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== He was professionally an engineer. Dr Qamar ul Islam was passionate about Urdu and he also wrote Shayari sometimes. Throughout his life, he has presided in various Urdu literary programs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Poovanna|first=Sharan|date=2018-04-16|title=Karnataka elections: Congress names the first list of 218 candidates, winnability main criteria|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/HRwXPPvw9ngEBuVqj6eRRK/Karnataka-elections-Congress-names-first-list-of-218-candid.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
==Positions held== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !# !From !To !Position !Party |- |1. |1978 |1983 |MLA (1st term) from Gulbarga * Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1979-1982) |Independent |- |2. |1989 |1994 |MLA (2nd term) from Gulbarga * Member of the Estimates Committee (1990-1992) * Member of the Public Accounts Committee (1992-1993) * Member of the Committee on Petitions (1993-1994) |Muslim League |- |3. |1994 | - |MLA (3rd term) from Gulbarga * Member of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development (1994-1996) |Congress |- |4. |1996 |1998 |MP in 11th Lok Sabha from Gulbarga |Janata Dal |- |5. |1999 |2004 |MLA (4th term) from Gulbarga |Congress |- |6. |2008 |2013 |MLA (5th term) from Gulbarga North |Congress |- |7. |2013 |2017 |MLA (6th term) from Gulbarga North |Congress |}
==Death== Qamar ul Islam died on 18 September 2017 at a hospital in Bengaluru due to cardiogenic shock and multi-organ failure.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Amarnath K. Menon |date=March 1, 2021 |title=How Owaisi's AIMIM is aiming for a national footprint|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/how-owaisi-s-aimim-is-aiming-for-a-national-footprint-1774010-2021-02-28|access-date=2021-12-28|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He was admitted to the hospital 11 days earlier following cellulitis of the leg.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Para|first=Praveen B.|date=2018-03-17|title=Qamar-ul Islam's demise hits Cong. prospects in Gulbarga North|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/qamar-ul-islams-demise-hits-cong-prospects-in-gulbarga-north/article23275877.ece|access-date=2021-12-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Qamarul Islam, prominent Muslim leader from Hyderabad-Karnataka region, passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/qamarul-islam-prominent-muslim-leader-from-hyderabad-karnataka-region-passes-away/article19708419.ece|work=The Hindu|date=18 September 2017|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> His funeral procession was attended by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakhs of mourners attend Qamarul Islam's funeral procession|date=20 September 2017|url=https://www.siasat.com/news/lakhs-mourners-attend-qamarul-islams-funeral-procession-1234709/|publisher=Siasat|access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-09-20|title=Former Minister Qamarul Islam buried with State honours|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-minister-qamarul-islam-buried-with-state-honours/article19717285.ece|access-date=2021-12-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}{{Indian National Congress|state=Karnataka}}{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka|state=Karnataka}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Qamar}} Category:1948 births Category:2017 deaths Category:People from Kalaburagi Category:India MPs 1996–1997 Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013 Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Category:Janata Dal politicians Category:PDA College of Engineering alumni