He lost his Ganderbal seat in the Kashmir assembly elections held in September–October 2002. On 23 June 2002, he became the President of the National Conference party, replacing his father, Farooq Abdullah. He resigned from the post on 23 December 2002, to concentrate on party work. On 22 July 2001, he became the youngest Union Minister, when he was made Union Minister of State for External Affairs. On 13 October 1999, he took oath as Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry. In 1999, he was elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term as a Member of Parliament). In 1998–99, he was a member of both the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism's Consultative Committee. In 1998, at the age of 28, Omar Abdullah was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha, becoming the youngest member. He had a role in director Apoorva Lakhia’s film, Mission Istanbul (2008) playing himself. His younger sister, Sara Pilot, is married to Sachin Pilot, son of Rajesh Pilot. In September 2011, Omar confirmed that he and his wife have separated. She is the daughter of a retired army officer, Ram Nath.

He did commence an MBA with the University of Strathclyde, however due his election to the Lok Sabha, he dropped out from the course. He was employed with ITC Limited and The Oberoi Group till the age of 29 before entering politics. graduate of Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. He studied at the Burn Hall School located at Sonwar Bagh, Srinagar and then at Lawrence School, Sanawar. His mother, Mollie, an Englishwoman and a nurse by profession, has said that she was not in favor of him joining politics. All three men have held the position of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a grandson of Sheikh Abdullah, and the only son of Farooq Abdullah, a physician.

Omar Abdullah was born on 10 March 1970 in Rochford, Essex, United Kingdom. He resigned from NDA government in October 2002 to concentrate on party work. He was the Union Minister of State for External affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's NDA government, from 23 July 2001 to 23 December 2002. He was a member of 14th Lok Sabha, representing Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, India. On 6 February 2020 the Government of India booked him under the Public Safety Act (PSA) which was revoked on 24 March 2020. He was the last Leader of opposition in the erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (Member of the Legislative Assembly from Beerwah constituency of Budgam district) before the assembly was dissolved in 2018 and the state of Jammu & Kashmir ceased to exist as on 6 August 2019. He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on 5 January 2009. info) born 10 March 1968) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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