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Omar Abdullah Marries Journalist Nidhi Razdan

The private civil ceremony follows a July Supreme Court dissolution of Abdullah's earlier marriage, linking a senior Kashmir politician to a well‑known national journalist.

Overview

  • The couple announced the marriage on social media on Saturday, October 31, 2026, posting photographs and brief captions that confirmed the union.
  • Reports say the wedding was preceded by a small family gathering in Srinagar with additional functions in New Delhi and that the ceremony was solemnised under the Special Marriage Act.
  • The marriage follows a July 2026 Supreme Court order that accepted a joint settlement to dissolve Abdullah's previous marriage to Payal Abdullah after years of legal proceedings.
  • Omar Abdullah is the sitting chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir from a prominent political family and has two sons from his 1994 marriage; Nidhi Razdan is a veteran journalist and former TV anchor with more than two decades of work in national media.
  • The announcement closes a long personal legal chapter for Abdullah and is likely to draw sustained public and media attention because it involves a senior political leader and a national media figure.