Aboul Khan
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aboul Bashar Khan
| native_name = আবুল বশর খান
| image =
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| state_house = New Hampshire
| district = Rockingham 20th
| term_start = 2016
| term_end =
| term_start1 = 2012
| term_end1 = 2014
| education =
| party = Republican Party
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|03|01}}
| birth_name = Aboul Bashar Khan
| birth_place = Bhandaria, Bakerganj district, East Pakistan
| citizenship = {{flag|USA}}
| occupation = Politician and businessman
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Aboul Bashar Khan ({{langx|bn|আবুল বশর খান}}; born March 1, 1960) is an American politician of Bangladeshi descent. He is currently serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham District 20 (Hampton Falls and Seabrook) since 2016. He previously represented the same district from 2012 to 2014.
Early life and education
Khan was born on March 1, 1960, to a Bengali Muslim family of Khans in Bhandaria, Firozpur, then a part of the Bakerganj district of East Pakistan (present-day Barisal division, Bangladesh). He is the eldest of the two sons and two daughters of former defense secretary Mahbub Uddin Khan Kanchan and his wife Shahanara Begum.{{Cite web |title=যুক্তরাষ্ট্র পার্লামেন্টে বাংলাদেশি শেখ রহমান ও আবুল খান |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/saturday-morning/2018/11/10/374804 |access-date=2020-11-20 |website=Bangladesh Pratidin |date=November 9, 2018 |language=bn}}
Khan passed the matriculation examination from the Muslim Government High School, Dhaka, in 1976. After completing his higher secondary education from Notre Dame College in 1978, he was admitted to the Department of Political Science at the University of Dhaka. After studying there for three years, he moved to the United States on a student visa on January 10, 1981, and settled there.{{Cite web |title=চতুর্থবারের মতো স্টেট রিপ্রেজেন্টেটিভ হলেন ভান্ডারিয়ার আবুল খান |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/country/news/651145/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=November 20, 2020 |date=November 4, 2020 |website=Bangla Tribune |language=bn}}
Electoral history
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|title = 2016 Rockingham District 20 general election{{Cite web|title=Aboul Khan|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Aboul_Khan|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Francis Chase (incumbent)
| votes = 2470
| percentage = 24.61
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jason Janvrin
| votes = 2408
| percentage = 23.99
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Aboul Khan
| votes = 2829
| percentage = 28.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Preston
| votes = 2331
| percentage = 23.22
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10038
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = 2018 Rockingham District 20 general election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Aboul Khan (incumbent)
| votes = 2233
| percentage = 20.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = William Fowler
| votes = 2053
| percentage = 18.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Max Abramson
| votes = 1980
| percentage = 18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Patricia O'Keefe
| votes = 1819
| percentage = 16.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Marrow
| votes = 1511
| percentage = 16.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Denis Rice
| votes = 1385
| percentage = 12.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10981
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title = 2020 Rockingham District 20 general election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Aboul Khan (incumbent)
| votes = 3444
| percentage = 21.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Baxter
| votes = 3292
| percentage = 20.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tina Harley
| votes = 3,182
| percentage = 19.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Patricia O'Keefe
| votes = 2448
| percentage = 15.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Marrow
| votes = 1905
| percentage = 11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Louis Flynn
| votes = 1683
| percentage = 10.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15954
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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References
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External links
- [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=311240 Khan at ourcampaigns.com]
{{New Hampshire House of Representatives}}
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Category:People from Pirojpur District
Category:Politicians from Barisal Division
Category:People from Seabrook, New Hampshire
Category:Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Category:American people of Bangladeshi descent
Category:Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni
Category:Asian-American people in New Hampshire politics
Category:Asian conservatism in the United States
Category:Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators
Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court