Molvi Imran Raza Ansari

Imran Raza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a politician and religious scholar succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He won elections from the Pattan constituency and was nominated as Minister of Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports.

Imran Raza Ansari was born to Kashmir's influential Shia religious cleric Iftikhar Hussain Ansari on 7 March 1972. He is elder to his brother Irfan Raza Ansari and younger to his sister. Raza Ansari had his matriculation from Tyndale Biscoe School in Srinagar. He then went to Jamia Millia Islamia with arts his subject. Later he had his masters from same institution, where he qualified Master's degree in Political science.

After death of his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari in 2014, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari was fielded by People's Democratic Party at the constituency Pattan where his father served before. In 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election Molvi Imran Raza Ansari won from his constituency with more than 14000+ votes. After new government was formed by PDP Molvi Imran Raza Ansari was declared minister of Information Technology, Technical Education, Youth Service and Sports. He is Also The President Of Jammu And Kashmir Cricket Association