Abdur Rahim Ajmal
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Abdur Rahim Ajmal
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| office = Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Jamunamukh
| majority =
| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2021
| predecessor = Sirajuddin Ajmal
| successor = Sirajuddin Ajmal
| prior_term =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|7|1}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| party = All India United Democratic Front
| alma_mater = Darul Uloom Deoband
| relatives = {{ubl|Abdur Rehman Ajmal (brother)|Sirajuddin Ajmal (uncle)}}
| spouse = Majida Begum
| father = Badruddin Ajmal
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Abdur Rahim Ajmal (born 1 July 1986) is an Indian politician and businessman.{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/assam2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1018|website=My Neta|title=Abdur Rahim Ajmal|access-date=15 March 2022}} He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for the Jamunamukh constituency.
Early life and education
Ajmal was born on 1 July 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to a Bengali Muslim family from Hojai in central Assam. The family trace their origins to the Sylhet district of eastern Bengal.{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/assam-assembly-election-perfume-baron-badruddin-ajmal-is-expected-to-hold-on-to-his-strongholds-expand-his-reach/articleshow/50787794.cms?from=mdr|title=Assam assembly election: Perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal is expected to hold on to his strongholds & expand his reach|date=31 January 2016|author=Seetharaman, G.|work=The Economic Times}} His grandfather, Haji Ajmal Ali, was a rice farmer who moved to Mumbai in 1950 to try to succeed in the perfume industry using the oud plant. After the opening of the first store in the 1960s, the Ajmal perfume brand quickly grew to become a large brand in the Middle East.{{Cite web|last=Sajjad|first=M.|title=Ajmal Perfumes: A 70-year legacy of farm to fragrance|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/videos/nation/ajmal-perfumes-a-70-year-legacy-of-farm-to-fragrance|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}} Ajmal's father, Badruddin Ajmal, is the founder of the All India United Democratic Front political party and the president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Assam.http://www.aiudf.org AIUDF Official Website
Ajmal completed his Fazil certification from Darul Uloom Deoband in 2008.
Career
Ajmal competed in a 2014 by-election as an All India United Democratic Front candidate for Jamunamukh, defeating Congress candidate Bashir Uddin Laskar by 22959 votes.[http://assamassembly.gov.in/abdur-rahim-ajmal.html MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (M.L.A.), ASSAM] He maintained his position following the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Ajmal-and-his-son-in-Assam-assembly-poll-fray/articleshow/51496287.cms Ajmal and his son in Assam assembly poll fray][http://www.oneindia.com/feature/assam-assembly-elections-2016-know-your-leader-profile-badruddin-ajmal-2050678.html Know your leader Profile-Badruddin Ajmal][http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan1916/at056 40 pc ‘crorepati’ MLAs in State]
See also
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Category:All India United Democratic Front politicians
Category:Politicians from Mumbai
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Category:20th-century Bengalis