Abdul Rahim (7 June 1902 – 14 November 1977) was an Indian politician of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. He served as a member of the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

from 3 April 1958, to 2 April 1962. He was born in

Madras Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, to Kazi Abdul Karim. He joined the Indian National Congress and served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1958 to 1962. He was also a prolific writer and had authored four books in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

Family

Abdul Rahim married Bibijan. The couple had one son and two daughters.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahim, Abdul 1902 births 1977 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu