Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan also known as Abdul Rehman Khan and A R Khan was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from

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, he was elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1980, he also served two terms as a member of

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and Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1958 to 1964 and 1990 to 1996 respectively.

Early life and family

Abdul Rahman Khan was born in a

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family on 22 September 1926 to Yousuf Khan and Inayat Begum in Parbhani town of

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of British India (now in

, India), he was eldest amongst five children of his parents, having three sisters and two brother, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and

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degrees from Osmania University of Hyderabad, In 1955 he married Rasheeda begum from Hyderabad who was a school teacher by profession, they have 3 sons and 3 daughters. his eldest son

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is continuing his political legacy and is former Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from Parbhani. who contested vidhan sabha elections from Parbhani in 2014 on Indian National Congress's ticket.

Political profile

He was known for his clean image and as an Indira Gandhi confidant in the political spectrum, he started his political career as a member of Parbhani municipal council and later became President of Parbhani municipal council and Marathwada Wakf Board. He defeated Vijay Gavhane of PWP by 8738 votes in Maharashtra state assembly elections in 1980 as an Indian National Congress candidate from

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he also served two times as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, the upper house of Maharashtra legislative assembly.

Positions held

* Secretary, District Congress Committee, Parbhani 1954–1958 * Member, erstwhile Parbhani Municipal Council (3 times) 1957–1974 * Senate member,

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Aurangabad 1958–1964 * Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee 1958–1960 * Representative,

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1958–1964 * Member of

(MLC) 1958–1964 * President, Parbhani Education Society 1961–1974 * Working Secretary, Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani 1962–1974 * President, erstwhile Parbhani Municipal Council 1969–1974 * Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA), Parbhani 1980–1985 * Senate Member, erstwhile Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani 1982–1984 * President, District Congress Committee, Parbhani 1984–1986 * Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) 1990–1996 * Member, Maharashtra Haj Committee 1991–1993 * President, Marathwada Wakf Board 10 years * Member, Indira Gandhi Education Society, Parbhani 10 years

Death and legacy

Abdul Rahman Khan died due to cancer on 26 July 2007 in a government hospital of Parbhani at the age of 81 years. His burial was carried out in Parbhani with full state honours on 27 July and his ''Kabr'' (resting place) is situated in Qadarabad cemetery of Parbhani.

Places Named After Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan

* A Hospital run by

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at Inayat nagar was named as ''Abdul Rahman Khan Public Health Center'' * A chowk in Parbhani is named after him as ''Abdul Rahman Khan Chowk'' * A memorial organization named '' Abdul Rehman Khan Charitable Trust'' started by his kin under supervision of his son

runs free/subsidized clinic and ambulance services and is involved in other social welfare activities.

References

External links

*https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp178.html/http://www.eci.nic.in {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan Yousuf Khan, Abdul Rahman Indian Muslims Muslim politics in India Indian National Congress politicians Maharashtra MLAs 1980–1985 Maharashtra municipal councillors People from Parbhani People from Parbhani district Politicians from Marathwada 1925 births 2007 deaths