Early Life and Education
Omar Abdullah was born 10 March 1970. He is the son of Farooq Abdullah and grandson of Sheikh Abdullah, all three of whom have been List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir. His mother Mollie, a British Christian, and a nurse by profession, was not in favor of him joining politics. He studied at the Burn Hall School, Srinagar and then at Lawrence School, Sanawar. He is an alumnus of Sydenham College, Mumbai (where he did his B.Com.). After that he joined the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, for an MBA, although he did not complete it.
He married Payal Nath, daughter of an Army officer, Major General Ram Nath from Delhi on 1 September 1994, and the couple have two sons, Zahir and Zamir. They are currently separated. His younger sister, Sara Abdullah is married to Sachin Pilot, son of Rajesh Pilot.
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