21 and winning over: Meet the youngest corporator in Hyderabad

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s (AIMIM) Fahad Bin Abdul Samed Bin Abdat is the youngest corporator in Hyderabad, elected from the Uppuguda constituency in the recent GHMC elections.

But even though the 21-year-old doesn’t have much political experience so far, politics has always been part of his life. “I can say that I am in politics right from my birth since my father Abdul Samad bin Abdat  has been a politician, and I have been observing him closely,” says Fahad.

Though Fahad never thought that he would become a politican, it was the people around him who inspired him to become a leader and create a better society. “I never thought I would become a politician but I did have the dream and the people around inspired me a lot. (AIMIM president) Asaduddin Owaisi always said that youth should join politics and can bring about the change. They have all the enthusiasm,” says Fahad, who is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Deccan College of Engineering and Technology.

In the final year of his studies, he says that the knowledge he gained as a student of civil engineering will help him a lot in building a better infrastructure.

Fahad adds that education, proper healthcare and food for the poor will be his priorities in the near future. “The first priority I will give is to education. I will work on developing anganwadi and government primary schools. When Akbaruddin Owaisi was elected in 1999, he came with a mission that he will give free education to the poor. He has completed over 70 per cent of work in Uppuguda and I will be completing the rest. I will also make sure that the '5 meal scheme is available in Uppuguda too. Proper healthcare will also be a priority for my work.”

Fahad also says that he would be active on social media, where people could reach out to him with their complains. “I will be active on social media. People could reach me either via Facebook or whatsapp, I will always be available. They could also write to me at fahad.abdat70@gmail.com, I will frequently reply to them.”

Before concluding, he adds that he won because people saw the work done by his father, the previous corporator, and hence could trust Fahad to continue his legacy.