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{{short description|Indian politician (1925–2007)}}
{{distinguish|A. R. Rahman}}
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| office = Member <br> [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Parbhani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Parbhani]]
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| term_start = 1980
| term_end = 1985
| predecessor = Raosaheb Jamkar ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| successor = Vijay Gavhane ([[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]) 
| office1 = Member <br> [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]|
| term_start1 = 1990
| term_end1 = 1996
| office2 = Member <br> [[Bombay Legislative Council]]|
| term_start2 = 1958
| term_end2 = 1964
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| birth_name = Abdul Rahman Khan
| birth_date = 22 September 1925
| birth_place = [[Parbhani]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], India)
| death_date = 26 July 2007 (aged 81)
| death_place = [[Parbhani, Maharashtra]], India
| resting_place = Qadarabad cemetery Parbhani, Maharashtra
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| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[LLB]]
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]], Hyderabad
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'''Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan''' also known as '''Abdul Rehman Khan''' and '''A R Khan''' was an Indian politician of [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Parbhani, Maharashtra]], he was elected as a member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] in 1980, he also served two terms as a member of [[Bombay Legislative Council]] and [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] from 1958 to 1964 and 1990 to 1996 respectively.

==Early life and family ==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2012}} '''Abdul Rahman Khan''' was born in a [[Khan (surname)|Khan]] family on 22 September 1926 to Yousuf Khan and Inayat Begum in [[Parbhani]] town of [[Hyderabad state]] of [[British India]] (now in [[Parbhani, Maharashtra]], India), he was eldest amongst five children of his parents, having three sisters and two brother, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and [[LLB]] degrees from [[Osmania University]] of Hyderabad, In 1955 he married to Rasheeda begum from Hyderabad who was a school teacher by profession, they have 3 sons and 3 daughters. his eldest son [[Irfan ur Rahman Khan]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=4311|title=Maharashtra candidates 2014|publisher= Myneta Info|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>

==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.
[[File:Abdul Rahman Khan hoisting flage on Independence Day.jpg|thumb|Abdul Rahman Khan hoisting flage on Independence Day celebration at Parbhani Municipal Council]]
He defeated Vijay Gavhane of PWP by 8738 votes in Maharashtra state assembly elections in 1980 as an Indian National Congress candidate from [[Parbhani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title=Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1980|website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp178.html|title=Parbhani Assembly Consistuency Partywise Results Since 1978|website=www.eci.nic.in}}</ref> he also served two times as a member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]], the upper house of Maharashtra legislative assembly.
[[File:Abdul_Rahman_Khan_&_son_Irfan_Ur_Rahman_Khan_welcoming_Sonia_Gandhi.jpg|thumb|right|Abdul Rahman Khan and son Irfan Ur Rahman Khan welcoming Sonia Gandhi at Parbhani 2004]]

==Positions held==
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* Secretary, District Congress Committee, Parbhani 1954–1958
* Member, [[Parbhani Municipal Corporation|erstwhile Parbhani Municipal Council]] (3 times) 1957–1974
* Senate member, [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University]] Aurangabad 1958–1964
* Secretary, [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] 1958–1960
* Representative, [[Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee]] 1958–1964
* Member of [[Bombay Legislative Council]] (MLC) 1958–1964
* President, Parbhani Education Society 1961–1974
* Working Secretary, [[Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani|Shri Shivaji College]], Parbhani 1962–1974
* President, [[Parbhani Municipal Corporation|erstwhile Parbhani Municipal Council]] 1969–1974
* Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (MLA), Parbhani 1980–1985<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title=Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1980|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
* Senate Member, [[Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University|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 [[Parbhani Municipal Corporation]] 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 [[Irfan ur Rahman Khan]] runs free/subsidized clinic and ambulance services and is involved in other social welfare activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ark-trust.org/about.html|title=about us- Abdul Rehman Khan Charitable Trust|access-date=27 June 2020|publisher=ARK-Trust.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S13/partycomp178.html/http://www.eci.nic.in

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