Rafiqul Islam (politician, born 1979)
politician from Assam, India
Rafiqul Islam is an Indian politician and member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). He has served multiple terms as the elected representative from the Jania constituency.
Early life and education
Rafiqul Islam was born on 3 September 1979 in Kalgachia, a town in Barpeta district of Assam.
Islam studied Islamic theology at Darul Uloom Deoband. He also received training in English language and literature at the Markazul Ma'arif Education and Research Centre in Bombay (now Mumbai), and later worked as a lecturer at a college in Assam.
He later pursued higher education at Gauhati University, where he earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree with a gold medal and subsequently completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2016.
Career
Rafiqul Islam is not only a politician but also an Islamic theologian. He holds a leadership position as secretary in the Assam State chapter of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. He has served as a guest professor at Gauhati University. According to a 2021 report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Islam was among the most educated legislators in the Assam Assembly.
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