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| birth_place = [[Baheri, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh]], India
| movement = [[CAA and NRC protests]]
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| alma_mater = *[[Aligarh Muslim University]]
*[[Central University of Himachal Pradesh]]
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| occupation = [[Political campaign|Campaign]] [[strategist]] and [[researcher]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Swara Bhaskar]]|2023}}
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| Political party = NCP SP 2024
| years_active = 2018–present
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'''Fahad Ahmad''' is an Indian student activist and politician who is member of the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]]. He was previously a Member of Samajwadi Party and had served as President of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha in Maharashtra.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-27 |title=Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Swara Bhaskar’s husband Fahad Ahmed quits SP to join Sharad Pawar's NCP |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/maharashtra/maharashtra-assembly-elections-2024-swara-bhaskars-husband-fahad-ahmed-quits-sp-to-join-sharad-pawars-ncp-3250995 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Fahad Ahmad''' is an Indian student leader and social activist who served as the General Secretary of the [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|Tata Institute of Social Science]] Student's Union. In July 2022, he joined [[Samajwadi Party]] in the presence of [[Abu Azmi]] and [[Rais Shaikh]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=29 Jul 2022 |title=Anti-caa Activist All Set To Join Sp {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/anti-caa-activist-all-set-to-join-sp/articleshow/93199344.cms |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=2 Aug 2022 |title=Sp Will Win More Seats Than Last Time In Bmc Elections: Abu Azmi {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/sp-will-win-more-seats-than-last-time-in-bmc-elections-abu-azmi/articleshow/93286168.cms |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Savarkar's children want to pick who's Indian: Umar {{!}} MumbaiVotes.com |url=http://mumbaivotes.com/articles/11897/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=mumbaivotes.com}}</ref> He became President of the Samajwadi Party of Maharashtra and Mumbai.{{when|date=February 2023}}▼
==Early life and education==
Fahad Ahmad was born in [[Baheri]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-16 |title=Student activist, anti-CAA voice, now SP youth wing leader: Meet Swara
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During his tenure as the general secretary of the [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|TISS]] Student Union in 2017–2018, Ahmad led a protest against the rolling back of the fee waiver for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes]], and [[other backward class]] students, accompanied by over 1000 students. [[Prakash Ambedkar]] also supported students in this matter.{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 February 2018 |title=What is the ongoing TISS student protest all about? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/what-is-the-ongoing-tiss-student-protest-all-about-1178377-2018-02-27 |access-date=2021-11-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Iyer|first=Aishwarya|date=2018-03-06|title=TISS protest enters 13th day|url=https://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/060318/tiss-protest-enters-13th-day.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Court restrains TISS students against holding demonstrations within 100 metres of the gate - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/court-restrains-tiss-students-against-holding-demonstrations-within-100-metres-of-the-gate/articleshow/64651786.cms|access-date=2021-11-07|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mahale|first=Ajeet|date=2018-03-05|title=TISS waives dining hall, hostel fees for SC, ST scholarship students|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/tiss-waives-dining-hall-hostel-fees-for-sc-st-scholarship-students/article22926175.ece|access-date=2021-11-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why TISS denying PhD admission to student who protested against scholarship cuts is wrong|url=https://www.dailyo.in/variety/tiss-fahad-ahmad-tata-institute-of-social-sciences-scholarship-cuts-kanhiya-kumar/story/1/25965.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.dailyo.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-19|title=टीआईएसएस की समस्याओं का समाधान करें पीएम : शरद|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/latest-patna-news-020502-1496122.html|access-date=2021-11-10|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-15|title=Mumbai: Young leaders from TISS, MU discuss why student's voices must be heard|url=https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/young-leaders-from-tiss-mumbai-university-discussnts-voices-must-be-heard-why-stude-19320185|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.mid-day.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=David|first=Supriti|date=2019-12-17|title=TISS students display fearlessness|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/tiss-students-display-fearlessness/article30324656.ece|access-date=2021-11-07|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-06|title='Chalo TISS' earns solidarity from across India over scholarship protests; strike enters day 14|url=http://twocircles.net/2018mar06/421485.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=TwoCircles.net|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ambedkar backs TISS students over scholarship demand|url=https://www.india.com/news/agencies/ambedkar-backs-tiss-students-over-scholarship-demand-2932544/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.india.com|language=en}}</ref>}}
Ahmad participated in [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|Anti-CAA]] protests in [[Mumbai]] and attended several rallies across India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anti and pro-CAA peaceful protests at 4 kms distance in Mumbai - The Statesman|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/anti-and-pro-caa-peaceful-protests-at-4-kms-distance-in-mumbai-1502838176.html/amp|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.thestatesman.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai's face of anti-CAA protest Fahad Ahmad issued notice by TISS|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/mumbais-face-of-anti-caa-protest-issued-notice-by-tiss/amp_articleshow/74326362.cms|access-date=2021-11-07|website=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Is TISS on the same path as JNU and HCU?|url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/is-tiss-on-the-same-path-as-jnu-and-hcu-19665174
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In October 2024, he quit Samajwadi Party and joined the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]] and was fielded as the party's candidate for [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency|Anushakti Nagar constituency]].<ref name=":1" />
==Controversies==
[[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]] denied students for clearance after Ahmad refused to accept an [[MPhil]] degree from the chairperson of the university [[S. Ramadorai]] during the convocation ceremony.{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mitaksh Jain|date=8 May 2018|title=TISS fees dispute: Fahad Ahmad refuse degrees at convocation|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/tiss-fees-dispute-nine-students-refuse-degrees-at-convocation/articleshow/64071064.cms
Tata Institute of Social Sciences denied Ahmad registration into the [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] program after he refused to receive his M.Phil. Degree.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-06|title=I've been denied admission because I was speaking out in TISS: Fahad Ahmad|url=https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/ive-been-denied-admission-because-i-was-speaking-out-tiss-fahad-ahmad|access-date=2021-11-10|website=SabrangIndia|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Muslim student denied PhD admission at TISS for refusing to take MPhil degree from S Ramadorai|url=https://m.edexlive.com/news/2018/aug/10/muslim-student-denied-phd-admission-at-tiss-for-refusing-to-take-mphil-degree-from-s-ramadorai%E2%80%8B-3625.amp
==Personal life==
On 16 February 2023, Ahmad married Bollywood actress [[Swara Bhasker]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Swara Bhasker marries politician Fahad Ahmad, shares how they met at a protest |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/swara-bhasker-marries-political-activist-fahad-ahmad-8449582/ |work=Indian Express |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> The marriage was criticised by Islamic scholar [[Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi]] who called it "legal but not accepted in Islam"
==References==
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni]]
[[Category:Tata Institute of Social Sciences alumni]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party (SP) politicians]]
[[Category:People from Bareilly district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:People involved in the Citizenship Amendment Act protests]]
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