V. Abdurahiman Minister, Kerala | |
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Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Posts and Telegraph, Railways Government of Kerala | |
Assumed office 20 May 2021 | |
Chief minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
Preceded by | E. P. Jayarajan K. T. Jaleel |
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Abdurahiman Randathani |
Constituency | Tanur |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 June 1962 in Tirur,Malappuram district,Kerala,India [1] |
Political party | CPI(M) |
Other political affiliations | Left Democratic Front |
Spouse | Smt. Shajida Rahman [1] |
Residence(s) | Tirur,Kerala,India [1] |
V. Abdurahiman (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian politician and businessman who is serving as the Minister for Sports,Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage,Posts &Telegraphs,Railways of Kerala since 2021. [2] He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Tanur since 2016. [3] He was also the LDF nominee for Lok Sabha in Ponnani during the 2014 Indian general election. He is a member of the National Secular Conference party.
V. Abdurahiman is professionally a businessperson and is married to Smt.Shajida Rahman. His birthplace is Pookayil,Tirur,a town in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. [1]
Abdurahiman was a Congress Leader. He served as a Municipal Councilor in Tirur Municipality for 15 years. He held various positions including Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee executive committee member and former vice-chairman in Tirur Municipal Council. Later he left Indian National Congress.
In the 2014 Indian general election,he contested at Ponnani constituency as an LDF independent candidate and was defeated by the sitting MP E. T. Muhammed Basheer. [4] In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election,he won from Tanur constituency as a LDF independent candidate. [5] [6] In 2021,he retained the seat as a LDF Independent.
In November 2020,Abdurahiman made an alleged anti-tribal remark during a press conference against Tirur MLA C Mammutty, inviting protests from tribal activists in Kerala. [7] [8] [9] [10] In January 2023,he dragged himself into a controversy after making a comment on the government's decision to impose an 8% entertainment tax on tickets for the India-Sri Lanka one-day international hosted at the Karyavattom cricket ground. He said that those starving and hard-pressed to afford the tax on tickets best skip the match. This sparked a controversy. [11]
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