V. Abdurahiman
V. Abdurahiman Minister, Kerala | |
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| Minister for Fisheries,Harbour engineering, Fisheries University,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 Saji Cheriyan |
| 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 | National Secular Conference |
| Other political affiliations | Left Democratic Front |
| Spouse | Smt. Shajida Rahman[1] |
| Residence(s) | Tirur, Kerala, India[1] |
V. Abdurahiman is an Indian politician, (born 5 June 1962 in Tirur) currently serving as the Minister for Fisheries,Harbour engineering, Fisheries University,Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Posts & Telegraphs, Railways, Government of Kerala.[2] He became the MLA from Tanur in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[3]
Early life
V. Abdurahiman is professionally a businessman and is married to Smt.Shajida Rahman. His birthplace is Pookayil, Tirur, a town in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Politics
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.
Controversy
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "V.ABDURAHIMAN". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "KERALA GAZETTE". Retrieved 26 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results". Kerala Legislature. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ DNA Web Team (22 April 2019). "Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates". DNA India. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ Staff Reporter (20 May 2016). "LDF bags 4 seats, UDF retains 12 in Malappuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Naha, Abdul Latheef (10 November 2020). "A long walk against an 'anti-tribal' remark". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Tribal activist walks 40 km barefoot in protest over racist remarks made by MLA". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Kerala activists demand apology from MLA for offensive remarks against Adivasis". The News Minute. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "'നിങ്ങള് ആദിവാസികളെ പഠപ്പിച്ചാല് മതി'; ആക്ഷേപിച്ച് ഇടത് എംഎല്എ; പ്രതിഷേധം | Thanoor MLA – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.