en Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician)

Abdul Rahman
Abdul Rahman
Member of Parliament - Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009–2014
Constituency	Vellore
Chairman of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board
	In office; 23 July 2021 – 13 September 2024
Preceded by	A. Mohammed John
Succeeded by	K. Navas Kani
Personal details
Born	28 May 1959 (age 65); Muthupet, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian Union Muslim League
Spouse	Ruhaiya Beevi
Children	Son-2(Riaz Ahmed, Siddiq Ahmed), Daughter-1(Haleema).
Residence(s)	Chennai and New Delhi
Alma mater	School studies completed in Oriental Arabic High School, Akkur, specialised in Arabic Language. M.A. (Economics), Diploma in Computer Programming Educated at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchrappalli, Tamil Nadu and Institute of Business Applications, Chennai.
Occupation	Diplomat, Politician
Website	[1]

Abdul Rahman is an Indian politician, Former Chairman of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and Former Member of the Parliament of India from Vellore Constituency, Tamil Nadu.^[2] He represents the Indian Union Muslim League party.^[3] IUML and DMK both are friendly parties in Tamil Nadu state, so he represented in DMK election symbol.

ADR and India Today combined survey has revealed Abdul Rahman placed in Sixth Rank among Top 20 MPs of the 15th Loksabha in all respects.

Early life

Abdul Rahman was born in Muthupet, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu on 28 May 1959.^[4] Abdul Rahman is post graduate in Economics from Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchrappalli. Prior to that he did Diploma in Computer Programming from Institute of Business Applications, Chennai.

Special interests

According to the official portal of the Indian Government, the National Portal of India, Rahman describes his special interests as "Working for peace in society; inculcating ethical and spiritual values among the people and striving for communal harmony; spreading the study of comparative religion; to work for harmony of hearts and meeting of minds of our people in different cultures and to see India as the prosperous blissful land of peace".^[4]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position
01	2001	2009	Member, Higher Level Political Affairs Committee, (I.U.M.L.), Tamil Nadu
02	2009	2014	Member of 15th Lok Sabha^[5]
03	2009	2014	Member, Committee on Information Technology
04	2009	2014	Member, Library Committee
05	2012	2014	Member, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board
06	2015	Present	Principal Vice-President, IUML-Tamil Nadu
07	2021	Sep 13,2024	Chairman, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board

Other positions and awards

President, Quaide Millath Forum, Chennai; Vice-President, : (i) The Bank and (ii) Indian Muslim Association, U.A.E.; Founder Member of Indian Community Welfare Committee of Indian Consulate, Dubai; awarded, (i) "Outstanding Personality in Keeping Communal Harmony" award by Tamil Sangam; (ii) Personality award for communal amity conferred by Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; (iii) first prize in State level elocution competition during school and college education^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biography". The Parliament of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ "Candidate introduced to DMK alliance workers". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Tamil Nadu: An election round-up". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

External links

[Lok_Sabha_Profile-1] "Biography". The Parliament of India, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

[2] "Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[3] "Candidate introduced to DMK alliance workers". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

[india.gov.in-4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Tamil Nadu: An election round-up". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

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Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician)