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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Politician
| name = Waris Pathan
| image = WarisPathan.png
| caption = Pathan during an interview
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = Indian
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| office = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|National Spokesperson of All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
| term_start = 25 October 2019
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| predecessor = [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| office1 =  [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 16 October 2014
| term_end1 = 24 October 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Madhukar Chavan]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| successor1 = [[Yamini Jadhav|Yamini Yashwant Jadhav]], [[Shiv Sena]]
| constituency1 = [[Byculla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byculla]]
| office2 = Floor leader of [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] in [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 16 October 2014
| term_end2 = 24 October 2019
| predecessor2 = Position Established
| successor2 =[[Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique]]
| party = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
| profession = Lawyer
| occupation = Politician
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| children = 2
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'''Waris Pathan''' (born 29 November 1968) is an Indian politician and lawyer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Byculla MLA: Waris Pathan |url=http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south/news/byculla-mla-speak-waris-pathan-44848 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214091119/http://www.iamin.in/en/mumbai-south/news/byculla-mla-speak-waris-pathan-44848 |url-status=unfit |archive-date=14 December 2014 | accessdate=13 December 2014 | work=I am in DNA of India}}</ref> He is the national spokesperson of the political party [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM). He previously served as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for the AIMIM in [[Byculla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byculla]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|title= All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |url=http://www.aimim.in/ |work=[[AIMIM]] | accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref>
As a legal advocate, Pathan's clients have included one of the accused in the [[1993 Bombay bombings]], and the actor [[Salman Khan]] in a hit-and-run case.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kamath |first1=Naresh |title=Waris Pathan: The accidental politician |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/waris-pathan-the-accidental-politician/story-SxaZgSL0s2ofZd83hXjVgM.html |access-date=18 March 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Pathan was born in [[Bandra]], Mumbai on 29 November 1968 to Yusuf Pathan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waris Y. Pathan Defence Counsel Advocate|url=http://snsvo3.seekandsource.com/warisypathan/home.html | accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref> Pathan has [[vitiligo]], an [[autoimmune]] disease which causes white patches on the skin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shining in Political Arena - 7 Famous Politicians with Vitiligo |url=https://uniteforvitiligo.com/community/shining-in-political-arena-famous-politicians-with-vitiligo/ |access-date=12 July 2022 |work=Unite For Vitiligo |date=24 November 2018}}</ref>
Pathan joined the legal profession in August 1991. He was the first lawyer to get a TADA accused bail out on interim bail on medical grounds. The [[Supreme Court of India]] has upheld the bail order in favour of the accused (Abdul Hamid Birya v/s state).<ref>{{cite news|title=Waris Y. Pathan Advocate - High Court|url=http://snsvo3.seekandsource.com/warisypathan/home.html | accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref>
==Political career==
In 2014 Pathan was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] on an [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM) ticket from Mumbai's [[Byculla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byculla]] assembly constituency.<ref>{{cite news|title=ADVOCATE WARIS YUSUF PATHAN (Winner)|url=https://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=2398 |website=My Neta | accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Byculla MIM Candidate Waris pathan wins. MIM has officially entered Maharashtra|url=http://www.aimim.in/byculla-mim-candidate-waris-pathan-wins-mim-has-officially-entered-maharashtra/ | accessdate=13 December 2014|work=[[AIMIM]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=AIMIM's Waris Yousuf Pathan wins Byculla assembly constituency in Maharashtra's Assembly Elections 2014 Results|url=http://www.newswala.com/Hyderabad-News/AIMIMs-Waris-Yousuf-Pathan-wins-Byculla-assembly-constituency-in-Maharashtras-Assembly-Elections-2014-Results-95268.html | accessdate=13 December 2014|work=NewsWala.com}}</ref>
On 16 March 2016, Pathan was unanimously suspended from the [[Maharashtra Assembly]] on charges of disrespecting the country and [[anti-nationalism]] for refusing to chant the slogan ''[[Bharat Mata Ki Jai]]'' (Victory for Mother India) when asked to do so in the assembly by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] MLA [[Ram Kadam]]. He later said, "I love my country. I was born here and I will die here. I can never dream of insulting my country. Don’t judge anyone's love for the country by just one slogan. ''[[Jai Hind]], Jai Bharat, Jai Maharashtra'' (Victory to India, Victory to Maharashtra)".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deshpande |first1=Alok |title=MLA won't chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', suspended |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/MIM-MLA-suspended-from-Maharashtra-Assembly/article60514388.ece |access-date=21 May 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=16 March 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra MIM MLA refuses to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in Assembly, suspended |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/maharashtra-mim-mla-waris-pathan-refuses-to-say-bharat-mata-ki-jai-suspended-from-assembly-1217001.html |access-date=21 May 2022 |work=News18 |date=16 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
He contested the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Byculla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byculla]], but was defeated by [[Yamini Jadhav|Yamini Yashwant Jadhav]] of [[Shiv Sena]].
In January 2020, Pathan was appointed the national spokesperson of AIMIM.<ref>{{cite news |title=Waris Pathan named AIMIM national spokesman |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030120/waris-pathan-named-aimim-national-spokesman.html |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=3 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
==Controversy==
On 19 February 2020, during a rally [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|against the Citizenship Amendment Act]], Pathan said, "Remember we are 15 [[crore]] but can dominate over 100 crore."<ref>{{cite news |title=Waris Pathan: 15 crore people can dominate 100 crore, says AIMIM's Waris Pathan {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/15-crore-people-can-dominate-100-crore-says-aimims-waris-pathan/articleshow/74228399.cms |accessdate=27 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was criticised for his comment. After this incident an [[First information report|FIR]] was filed against him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwarakanath |first1=Nagarjun |title=FIR against AIMIM leader Waris Pathan over '15 crore Muslims...' remark |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/fir-against-aimim-leader-waris-pathan-over-15-crore-muslims-remark-1648923-2020-02-22 |accessdate=27 February 2020 |work=India Today |date=22 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In his defence, Pathan said the "100" in his statement was not in reference to the 100 crore Hindus in India, as the media and BJP had suggested, but to those "100 people" who are engaging in anti-Muslim politics.<ref>{{cite news |title=As Bluster Blows Up, AIMIM's Waris Pathan Dials Back on '15 Crore vs 100' Rhetoric |url=https://thewire.in/communalism/waris-pathan-speech-aimim |accessdate=27 February 2020 |work=The Wire |date=22 February 2020}}</ref> [[AIMIM]] Maharashtra unit chief [[Imtiyaz Jaleel]] said that the party will seek an explanation from Pathan over his remark.<ref>{{cite news |title=AIMIM To Seek Explanation From Waris Pathan Over "15 Crore Muslim" Remark |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aimim-to-seek-explanation-from-waris-pathan-over-his-remarks-2183875 |last=PTI |accessdate=27 February 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.aimim.in/in-maiden-bid-mims-waris-yusuf-pathan-picks-byculla-seat/ Waris Pathan] at [[AIMIM]]
*{{Twitter|warispathan}}
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