Mohammad Akbar Lone

Mohammad Akbar Lone
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Muzaffar Hussain Baig
Succeeded by	Sheikh Er Rashid
Constituency	Baramulla
Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2013
Succeeded by	Mubarak Gul
Minister Hr. Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
In office 2013–2014
Deputy Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2002–2008
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 2002–2018
Personal details
Born	(1947-02-17) 17 February 1947 Naidkhai, Manzpora, sonawari
Political party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Education	Aligarh Muslim University (B.A. LLB)

Mohammad Akbar Lone (born 17 February 1947) is a Kashmiri politician who serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party.

Early life and education

Lone is from Sonawari, Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of Abdul Gani Lone. He completed his L.L.B. in 1972 at Aligarh Muslim University.

Career

Lone was elected speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2008. He was made cabinet minister in the Omar Abdullah government on 15 January 2013 and was given portfolio of Minister in-charge of Higher Education.

In 2019, he won the Lok Sabha seat from Baramulla, in a four-cornered contest involving the PDP, BJP, Congress and five other candidates.

After the Union government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he teamed up with fellow Lok Sabha MP, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, to file a write petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the revocation.

He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing National Conference from Sonawari Assembly constituency.