Ullal. T. Khader Fareed | |
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| 23rd Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | U. T. Fareed |
| Constituency | Mangalore |
| Minister for Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 20 May 2013 – 20 June 2016 | |
| Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 20 June 2016 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Gundu Rao |
| Minister for Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office June 2018 – July 2019 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office January 2022 – 13 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1969 Uppala, Kasargod, Kerala State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Occupation | Advocate |
As of June, 2021 Source: [1] | |
U. T. Khader Fareed is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 23rd Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, since May 2023.[1] He previously served as the Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Housing in Government of Karnataka.[2]
Khader is a fourth-term MLA representing the Mangalore constituency (previously known as the Ullal and Boliyar constituency) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and was the only Congress MLA to win from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in the 2018 State election.[3] He defeated Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP by a margin of 19,739 votes.[4]
Khader was born and brought up in Uppala, Kasargod. His mother is Naseema and his father is the Haji U. T. Fareed. He has three brothers and one sister.[5]
He was the Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka from 20 May 2013 to 20 June 2016 as part of the Siddaramaiah cabinet.[6][7]
Khader previously served as the deputy opposition leader of the Karnataka legislative assembly.[citation needed]