Farooq Abdullah’s brother Mustafa Kamal, ex-minister who balanced politics with medical profession, dies at 84 | India Information
3 min learnSrinagarUp to date: Jul 14, 2026 10:26 PM IST
Senior Nationwide Convention chief and uncle of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Dr Mustafa Kamal, died on Tuesday night in Srinagar. The 84-year-old was the youthful brother of Nationwide Convention president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah.
“My father’s youthful brother, Dr Mustafa Kamal, handed away earlier this night at Paras Hospital in Srinagar. Uncle Mustafa had been unwell for some months however took a flip for the more severe 4 days in the past,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah mentioned in a publish on X. “He put up a courageous struggle, holding on towards the percentages. The medical doctors and workers treating him had been superb, however Allah referred to as him for his ultimate journey. Might Allah grant uncle Mustafa the very best place in Jannat,” Omar added.
Physician to politician
Son of Nationwide Convention founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Kamal was a skilled medical physician. He began his political profession in 1983 when he was, for the primary time, elected as a member of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council. Instantly after his election as MLC, he was inducted into the Cupboard by his older brother after which chief minister, Farooq Abdullah.
After the Farooq Abdullah authorities was toppled in 1984 and contemporary elections had been held in 1987, Kamal efficiently contested on a Nationwide Convention ticket from the Tangmarg/Gulmarg Meeting constituency. He returned to the Meeting from the constituency for a second consecutive time period in 1996. Throughout each these phrases, he was inducted into Farooq Abdullah’s Cupboard.
Kamal, who lived in Tangmarg, continued to run his medical clinic even throughout his political profession, incomes goodwill from the folks of the area.
In 2002, Kamal misplaced the Meeting elections to the Individuals’s Democratic Celebration’s Ghulam Hassan Mir. He has not received an election since. He was an extra secretary within the Nationwide Convention on the time of his dying.
Kamal typically landed in controversies over his statements. In 2019, the BJP demanded a sedition case towards him for saying the federal government itself was behind the 2016 Uri assault and the 2019 Pulwama assaults.
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Tributes
Communist chief M Y Tarigami paid tribute to the chief, saying, “Dr Kamal was recognized for talking his thoughts with out hesitation and stayed engaged with political developments through the years, voicing his views on points in regards to the folks.”
“His passing away brings down the curtain on a protracted political journey,” he added.
The Nationwide Convention termed Kamal’s dying an irreparable loss.
“Dr Kamal Sahib devoted many years of his life to public service and to strengthening the beliefs and legacy of the Nationwide Convention. His unwavering dedication, principled management, and steadfast dedication to the folks of Jammu and Kashmir earned him immense respect throughout political and social spheres,” the get together mentioned, including, “His passing is an irreparable loss not solely to the Nationwide Convention household but in addition to the folks of Jammu and Kashmir, who will all the time keep in mind his contributions with gratitude and respect.”
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The Kashmir Valley’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, expressed his condolences to Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah.
