Umar Khalid Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Student Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 145 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 36 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 13 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 August 1987 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	37 Years
Birthplace	Jamia Nagar, Delhi
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Amravati, Maharashtra
School	Rai School, New Delhi
College/University	Jawaharlal Nehru University
Educational Qualifications	MPhil, MA
Religion	Agnostic
Hobbies	Participating in Conferences, Debates and Learning about Adivasis
Political Inclination	Communist Party of India
Controversies	• In February 2016, he was arrested for raising anti-national slogans with Kanhaiya Kumar in a student rally. • In July 2016, he was caught in another controversy when he praised Burhan Wani in a facebook post. • Delhi Police booked him under UAPA for his alleged "provocative speeches" during American President Donald Trump's visit to India in February 2020. On 14 September 2020, the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested him for his alleged involvement in the Delhi Riots case. On 15 April 2021, a Delhi court granted him bail in connection with an FIR alleging “criminal conspiracy” in a northeast Delhi riots case. [1]The Hindu On 12 December 2022, a Delhi court granted him an interim bail of one week in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case against him to attend his sister's wedding. [2]The Hindu
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Syed Qasim Ilyas (Social Activist, Owner of a Urdu Magazine) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- None Sisters- Kulsum Fatima Sarah Fatima
Favourite Things
Musician(s)	Kabir Suman, The Banned, MC Kash
Film(s)	Landless, Life is Beautiful, Lion of the Desert
TV Show	Coke Studio
Book(s)	Until My Freedom Has Come, To Kill a Mockingbird

Some Lesser Known Facts About Umar Khalid

• Does Umar Khalid smoke ?: Yes
  

  Umar Khalid smoking

• Does Umar Khalid drink alcohol?: Not Known

• His parents belong to Amravati, Maharashtra and shifted to Delhi in the 1980s.

• He grew up in New Delhi and completed his education from Delhi itself.

• He was born in a very religious family but he never took any interest in religion. His sister said, “He has always been a Marxist. He never believed in the Allah. Despite our family being very religious, he chose to be a non-believer, because he also questioned God.”

• In 2009, he featured in a student-made documentary on Islamophobia.

• He was also invited to study in Yale University for a semester but he rejected and stayed in India. His father said that he rejected the offer as he wanted to work for the minorities in his country.

• On 9 February 2016, a protest was held by the students of JNU on their campus against the capital punishment given to the Kashmiri Separatist Maqbool Bhat and 2001 Indian Parliament Attack convict Afzal Guru. Umar was alleged to be shouting anti-national statements and was arrested four days later along with the JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar.
  

  Umar Khalid protesting

• After the arrests, BJP was criticised heavily in the pretext of attempting to silence political dissent. A number of students from the University came in support of him and classes at the University were stopped for several days.

• In 2016, JNU panel recommended rustication of Khalid and a fine on Kanhaiya. The students moved to Delhi High Court which directed the university to place the matter before an appellate authority to review the panel’s decision.

• After many media houses claimed him a terrorist, his father in his clarification said, “My son and Kanhaiya Kumar are the worst victims of the media trial. My son is being called a terrorist and someone who travelled to Pakistan, even though he doesn’t have a passport. He may be anything but he’s not a terrorist.”

• After he came out of jail, he was greeted by his followers on the campus where he gave a fiery speech in which he compared himself with freedom fighters.

• After been granted a bail, he was caught in yet another controversy when in July 2016, he compared Burhan Wani with Che Guevara. He in his Facebook post wrote, “I don’t care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting. These were the words of Che Guevara, but could have just been Burhan Wani’s too.”

• His father on his ideologies said, “His ideology has become his worst enemy. He is a meritorious student, did his MA and MPhil in such a prestigious institution. The country’s media is slowly turning on him because he is a perfect fit: A Muslim face with views that don’t gel with the State’s opinion on things.”

• In July 2018, the JNU’s high-level inquiry committee upheld the decision of his expulsion in connection with the 9 February 2016 incident. He was pursuing PhD in Historical Studies.

• On 13 August 2018, Umar narrowly escaped when a man tried to shoot him from point-blank range at the Constitution Club of India. The assailant dropped the weapon and ran away on foot.
  

  Umar Khalid accompanied by the police after the incident