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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Ahmad Ashfaque Karim
| constituency = [[Bihar]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Bihar]]<ref name=elected/>
| term_start = 3 April 2018
| predecessor = [[Anil Kumar Sahani]], [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| birth_date =
| office1 = Chancellor of the [[Al-Karim University]] [[Kathir]], [[Bihar]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = Position established
| successor1 =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse =
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| profession =
| website =
| footnotes =
|smallimage =
|image=Ahmad Ashfaque Karim.png
}}
'''Ahmad Ashfaque Karim ''' is a businessman and politician from [[Katihar]], [[Bihar]], India. He is a Member of Parliament in the [[Rajya Sabha]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] from [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/41-newly-elected-rajya-sabha-members-take-oath-118040300974_1.html|title=41 newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath|last=IANS|date=2018-04-03|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref>

==Career==
Karim was appointed vice-president of the [[Lok Janshakti Party]], and unsuccessfully contested the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2010|2010 State Assembly election]] for [[Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Katihar]] constituency of the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rjd-picks-manoj-jha-ashfaque-for-rs-polls/articleshow/63259888.cms|title=RJD picks Manoj Jha, Ashfaque for RS polls|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2012, Karim established and Kosi Bedari Morcha, a group that campaigns for special status for Bihar's eight districts in [[Kosi division]], one of the poorest regions of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-Kosi-Bedari-Morcha-an-outfit-raising-the-demand-for-special-status-to-Bihars-eight-districts-in-Kosi-region-will-hold-a-rally-at-Purnia-on-Wednesday-to-press-the-state-government-over-its-demands-for-the-development-of-this-comparatively-backward-region-said-Morcha-president-Ahmad-Ashfaq-Karim-/articleshow/11354043.cms|title=The Kosi Bedari Morcha, an outfit raising the demand for special status to Bihar's eight districts in Kosi region, will hold a rally at Purnia on Wednesday to press the state government over its demands for the development of this comparatively backward region, said Morcha president Ahmad Ashfaq Karim. |work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> He is the founder Chairman of Al-Karim Educational Trust, Patna, Bihar; founder Chancellor of [[Al-Karim University]], Katihar, Bihar; and founder Chairman-cum-Managing Director of [[Katihar Medical College]], [[Katihar]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kmckatihar.org/chairmansmessage.php|title=Welcome to Katihar Medical College|website=kmckatihar.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref>

Karim was formerly the chairman and managing director of [[Katihar Medical College]] in Katihar. In June 2013, police arrested him at his home on suspicion of taking bribes from student applicants to the medical college. The police seized {{INRConvert|2.5|c|year=2013}} hidden in various locations of his house and cars, medical college mark sheets and answer sheets, a [[currency-counting machine]] , and an unlicensed rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/patna/Katihar-Medical-Colleges-CMD-in-cop-net-Rs-2-5-crore-seized/articleshow/20611957.cms|title=Katihar Medical College's CMD in cop net, Rs 2.5 crore seized|website=timesofindia.com|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=risefall>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130617/jsp/bihar/story_17014841.jsp|title=Jail for medical college boss|website=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> Karim and the medical college's clerk Mohammad Tanzim were charged and jailed under different sections of the [[Indian Penal Code]] for cheating and forgery in the college's entrance examinations, and Karim was charged under the [[Arms Act, 1959]] for possession of an [[Firearms license|unlicensed firearm]].<ref name=risefall/>

He is currently a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] party, and was named a [[Rajya Sabha]] candidate for the biennial [[Indian Rajya Sabha elections, 2018|Rajya Sabha elections]] held in March 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/rjd-names-manoj-jha-ashfaque-karim-as-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-1685933.html|title=RJD Names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls|work=News18|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-elections-2018-rjd-names-manoj-jha-ashfaque-karim-as-candidates-for-polls/1094827/|title=Rajya Sabha elections 2018: RJD names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as candidates for polls|date=12 March 2018|website=financialexpress.com|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/karim-denies-deal-with-lalu-215164|title=Karim denies deal with Lalu|website=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> for which he was one of five candidates elected unopposed.<ref name=elected>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ravi-shankar-five-other-rs-nominees-elected-unopposed/articleshow/63322766.cms|title=Ravi Shankar, five other RS nominees elected unopposed|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://ahmadashfaqueakrim.wordpress.com/ Personal website]

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