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Umar Khalid is an Indian left wing activist and former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University who was involved in the 2016 JNU Sedition row. He is the son of SQR Ilyas. He is currently associated with two groups - Bhagat Singh Ambedkar Student Organisation and United Against Hate.Umar Khalid was a former Democratic Students' Union leader in JNU.