V. Abdurahiman (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian politician and businessman who is serving as the Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Posts & Telegraphs, Railways of Kerala since 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Tanur since

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. He was also the LDF nominee for

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Ponnani Ponnani () is a Nagar Palika (Municipality), municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the est ...

during the

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. He is a member of the

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party.

Early life

V. Abdurahiman is professionally a businessperson and is married to Smt.Shajida Rahman. His birthplace is Pookayil,

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, a town in

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in the Indian state of

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Politics

Abdurahiman was a Congress Leader. He served as a Municipal Councilor in Tirur Municipality for 15 years. He held various positions including

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executive committee member and former vice-chairman in Tirur Municipal Council. Later he left

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. In the

, he contested at

constituency as an LDF independent candidate and was defeated by the sitting MP E. T. Muhammed Basheer. In the

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLA (India), MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 20 ...

, he won from Tanur constituency as a LDF independent candidate. 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

MLA C Mammutty, inviting protests from

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activists in Kerala. In January 2023, he dragged himself into a controversy after making a comment on the government's decision to impose an 8% entertainment tax on tickets for the India-Sri Lanka one-day international hosted at the Karyavattom cricket ground. He said that those starving and hard-pressed to afford the tax on tickets best skip the match. This sparked a controversy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdurahiman, V Living people Indian National League politicians Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 1962 births Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Kerala MLAs 2021–2026