Khaleeq Ur Rehman Khaleelur Rahman (4 January 1936 – 11 January 2011 ) was an Indian 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 ...

. He was one of the great thinker for the welfare of minorities in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, and began his political career as a

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

party worker. He died at the age of 75. He is the key person to have provided services to pilgrims in

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red ...

at Nizam Rubad for Hyderabadis.

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Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Politicians from Hyderabad, India Telugu Desam Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Telugu politicians 1941 births Year of death missing {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub