Chaudhary Rahim Khan

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Chaudhary Rahim Khan
File:Image of Shri Rahim Khan.jpg
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
31 December 1984 – 18 December 1987
Succeeded byChaudhary Khurshid Ahmed
ConstituencyFaridabad
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1972
ConstituencyNuh
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1972–1974
ConstituencyNuh
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1982–1984
ConstituencyNuh
Personal details
Born(1923-02-01)1 February 1923
Punahana, Bharatpur State, British Raj
Died18 December 1987(1987-12-18) (aged 64)
Political partyIndian National Congress
RelationsHabib Ur Rehman (son), Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas (son)
Children7

Chaudhary Rahim Khan or Shri Rahim Khan (pronounced [rəɦiːm xãː] (About this soundlisten); 1 February 1923 – 18 December 1987) was an Indian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (1984 - 1987) representing the Faridabad constituency from the Indian National Congress (INC) during the 8th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.[1] He passed away before he was to complete his term as Member of Parliament.[2] He also served as a Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly 3 times. He also worked as the Minister of Irrigation, Wakf Board Minister as well as Minister of Fisheries in the Government of Haryana.[3]

Early life and background[edit]

a picture of Shri Rahim Khan, in the middle, in front of the Taj Mahal.

Shri Rahim Khan was born to Shri Nawaz Khan on 1 February 1923. He was born in his village of Sultanpur in Punahana, Haryana. He was an ethnic Meo. He was an agriculturist as well as a political and social worker. He served formerly as a member of the armed forces of India. He was rendered overseas in the Burma Campaign in 1945 during World War II and was also awarded war medal for his service.[3]

He married Shrimati Budho and had 3 sons and 4 daughters. He is the patriarch of the Shri Rahim Khan Clan which is the most prominent of all the political families in Mewat. Two of his notable sons are Chaudhary Habib Ur Rehman and Chaudhary Mohammad Ilyas both of whom inherited his political legacy.

His brother Chaudhary Sardar Khan served as a Member of Legislative Assembly from the Nuh (Vidhan Sabha Constituency) and worked as Deputy Home Minister in the Government of Haryana (1977-1982).[4]

Political career[edit]

Shri Rahim Khan served as the Deputy Minister for Technical Education and Wakf in Government of Haryana (1967). He also served as the Minister of State for Irrigation and Power, Wakf and, Fisheries in Government of Haryana (1982). He was the President of the Congress Committee Mandal, Bisru, Pinangawan till March 1967. He was also a member of District Congress Committee of Gurgaon (1958–59). He was the Chairman of the Block Samiti, Punahana (1965-1967). He was a Sarpanch from the Gram Panchayat of Sultanpur-Punahana (1953-1967).

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Pictures of Shri Rahim Khan in congregations with the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.

He was the Chairman of the Mewat Cooperative Marketing Society (1961-1962). He was also the Director of the District Whole-sale Cooperative Marketing Society, Gurgaon (1963) and later became it's Chairman (1963-1967). He was also the Director of the Mewat Cooperative Marketing Society, Ferozepur Jhirka (1960) and Mewat Marketing Society, Ferozepur Jhirka (1960). He was the Administrator of the Haryana Cooperative Marketing and Supply Federation, Chandigarh (1978-1979).

He was also a member of the Sub-Divisional Advisory Committee in the Sub-Division Ferozepur Jhirka (1962) and the District Advisory Committee (1965-1967). He was also a member of the Punjab Wakf Board, Ambala Cantt (1978–81) and member of the Surplus Committee in the Sub-Division of Ferozepur Jhirka (1978-1984). He was a member of the District Red Cross Society in the Gurgaon District (1981). He was a member of the Airman and Soldier Board in the Gurgaon District (1980). He also served as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly 3 times in (1967–72), (1972–74) and (1982-84) respectively. He later won the 1984 Lok Sabha Elections and became Member of Parliament in the lower house of the Indian Parliament. His contribution to the Meo community is said to be extremely profound. He made demands for a university in Mewat, extension of railway lines to the Mewat region of Rajasthan and Haryana, as well as the recognition of the ethnic Meos as part of the Other Backwards Class in India and granting them reservations accordingly due to their economically and educationally disadvantaged status in Indian society.[4] Shri Rahim Khan also is said to have a close friendship as well as political relationship with the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.

A picture of Shri Rahim Khan, second from the left, with the late Ajit Jogi (then a Member of Rajya Sabha), fourth from the left, and late Syed Mushtaq Ali (Cricketer), second from the right.

Positions held[edit]

# From To Position Party
1. 1967 1972 Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (1st term) IND
2. 1972 1974 Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (2nd term) IND
3. 1982 1984 Member of Legislative Assembly from Nuh (3rd term) IND
4. 1984 1987 Member of Parliament in 8th Lok Sabha from Faridabad INC

Notable works[edit]

File:Ch. Rahim Khan MP with Rajiv Gandhi.jpg
A committee of the "All India Meo Sabha" led by Shri Rahim Khan with himself to the right of the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.

Shri Rahim Khan was the President of the All India Meo Sabha, which was responsible for uniting the 'Meo Samaj' (Mewati people) that were scattered across Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, post independence.

Choudhary Rahim Khan with the Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
A photograph of the letter sent to Shri Rahim Khan by the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi on 24 September 1987 in order to build rail links in the Mewat Region of Rajasthan and Haryana.

He was also the President of the All Mewat, All India Education and Development Society, as well as the Employees Provident Fund Union, Haryana Regional Office, N.l.T. Faridabad. He was also the manager of Ch. Mohd. Yasin Khan Meo High School, Nuh (1967). He was a Member of the Mewat Education Board and the Angling and Aquatic Conservation Society of India, Badkhal, Faridabad. He has also published the book, "Writing History of Meos".[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". elections.in. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Prakash, M (8 March 2019). "Faridabad 1984 Loksabha MP Election Haryana | ENTRANCE INDIA". ENTRANCE INDIA. Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Prakash, M (26 December 2018). "Shri Rahim Khan MP biodata Faridabad | ENTRANCE INDIA". ENTRANCE INDIA. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Loksabha members : Khan , Shri Rahim - Data is Info". dataisinfo. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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