Abdul Rahman (Vellore politician)

Abdul Rahman
Member of the Indian Parliament
(Lok Sabha)
In office
2009–2014
ConstituencyVellore
Chairman of Tamil Nadu Waqf Board
In office
23 July 2021  13 September 2024
Preceded byA. Mohammed John
Succeeded by K. Navas Kani
Personal details
Born (1959-05-28) 28 May 1959
Muthupet, Thanjavur district, Madras State
(now Tiruvarur district,
Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
SpouseRuhaiya Beevi
ChildrenSon-2(Riaz Ahmed, Siddiq Ahmed), Daughter-1(Haleema).
Residence(s)Chennai and New Delhi
Alma materSchool studies completed in Oriental Arabic High School, Akkur, specialised in Arabic Language. M.A. (Economics), Diploma in Computer Programming Educated at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchrappalli, Tamil Nadu and Institute of Business Applications, Chennai.
OccupationDiplomat, Politician
Website

Abdul Rahman is an Indian politician, Former Chairman of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and Former Member of the Parliament of India from Vellore Constituency, Tamil Nadu. He represents the Indian Union Muslim League party. IUML and DMK both are friendly parties in Tamil Nadu state, so he represented in DMK election symbol.

ADR and India Today combined survey has revealed Abdul Rahman placed in Sixth Rank among Top 20 MPs of the 15th Loksabha in all respects.