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| '''Ahmad Ashfaque Karim''' |
'''Ahmad Ashfaque Karim ''' is a businessman, edupreneur<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Caravan |title=All 6 CANDIDATES OF RAJYA SABHA FROM BIHAR INCLUDING ASHFAQ KARIM OF RJD DECLARED ELECTED UNOPPOSED |url=https://clarionindia.net/all-6-candidates-of-rajya-sabha-from-bihar-including-ashfaq-karim-of-rjd-declared-elected-unopposed/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=clarionindia.net |language=en-GB}}</ref> and politician from ], ], India. He is a Member of Parliament in the ] of the ] from ] party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/41-newly-elected-rajya-sabha-members-take-oath-118040300974_1.html|title=41 newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath|last=IANS|date=2018-04-03|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | |||
| Since the inception of ], Karim has been actively involved in social work such as flood relief work for the poor and the needy. ], which houses a 590-bed teaching hospital, provides free medical treatment to all for services such as surgery, bed and dietary. Registration fee is also minimal, which was Rs. 2 and was increased to Rs. 5 from 1 January 2018. Charges for diagnostic services are kept as low as possible. ] often provides treatment to the ailing through health camps. | |||
| Karim was appointed vice-president of the ], and unsuccessfully contested the ] for ] constituency of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rjd-picks-manoj-jha-ashfaque-for-rs-polls/articleshow/63259888.cms|title=RJD picks Manoj Jha, Ashfaque for RS polls|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> | |||
| Karim established and |
In 2012, Karim established and Kosi Bedari Morcha, a group that campaigns for special status for Bihar's eight districts in ], one of the poorest regions of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/The-Kosi-Bedari-Morcha-an-outfit-raising-the-demand-for-special-status-to-Bihars-eight-districts-in-Kosi-region-will-hold-a-rally-at-Purnia-on-Wednesday-to-press-the-state-government-over-its-demands-for-the-development-of-this-comparatively-backward-region-said-Morcha-president-Ahmad-Ashfaq-Karim-/articleshow/11354043.cms|title=The Kosi Bedari Morcha, an outfit raising the demand for special status to Bihar's eight districts in Kosi region, will hold a rally at Purnia on Wednesday to press the state government over its demands for the development of this comparatively backward region, said Morcha president Ahmad Ashfaq Karim. |work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> He is the founder Chairman of Al-Karim Educational Trust, Patna, Bihar; founder Chancellor of ], Katihar, Bihar; and founder Chairman-cum-Managing Director of ], ], ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kmckatihar.org/chairmansmessage.php|title=Welcome to Katihar Medical College|website=kmckatihar.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> | ||
| Karim was formerly the chairman and managing director of ] in Katihar. In June 2013, police arrested him at his home on suspicion of taking bribes from student applicants to the medical college. The police seized {{INRConvert|2.5|c|year=2013}} hidden in various locations of his house and cars, medical college mark sheets and answer sheets, a ] , and an unlicensed rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/patna/Katihar-Medical-Colleges-CMD-in-cop-net-Rs-2-5-crore-seized/articleshow/20611957.cms|title=Katihar Medical College's CMD in cop net, Rs 2.5 crore seized|website=timesofindia.com|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=risefall>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130617/jsp/bihar/story_17014841.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701225606/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130617/jsp/bihar/story_17014841.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2015|title=Jail for medical college boss|website=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> Karim and the medical college's clerk Mohammad Tanzim were charged and jailed under different sections of the ] for cheating and forgery in the college's entrance examinations, and Karim was charged under the ] for possession of an ].<ref name=risefall/> | |||
| == Early life and education == | |||
| Karim was born to Haji Ahmad Karim Rahmani, an agriculturist, and Bibi Barira Khatoon, a homemaker, on 12 March 1956, in Chakjado, Vaishali (erstwhile Muzaffarpur), Bihar. | |||
| He is currently a member of the ] party, and was named a ] candidate for the biennial ] held in March 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/rjd-names-manoj-jha-ashfaque-karim-as-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-1685933.html|title=RJD Names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls|work=News18|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-elections-2018-rjd-names-manoj-jha-ashfaque-karim-as-candidates-for-polls/1094827/|title=Rajya Sabha elections 2018: RJD names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as candidates for polls|date=12 March 2018|website=financialexpress.com|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/karim-denies-deal-with-lalu-215164|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153915/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/karim-denies-deal-with-lalu-215164|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2018|title=Karim denies deal with Lalu|website=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> for which he was one of five candidates elected unopposed.<ref name=elected>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ravi-shankar-five-other-rs-nominees-elected-unopposed/articleshow/63322766.cms|title=Ravi Shankar, five other RS nominees elected unopposed|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> | |||
| He completed his matriculation in 1975 from A.K.H.E. School, Bharthipur, located close to his native village: Tainda, Chakjado, Vaishali, Bihar. He completed I.Sc. in 1977 from Millat College, Darbhanga, a constituent unit of L.N.Mithila University, Bihar wherein he was an active participant in debates and dramas. He also represented the university as a NSS volunteer at ], Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (erstwhile Orissa) wherein he was awarded the best NSS Volunteer award by Youth Welfare Officer, Government of Odisha (erstwhile Orissa). | |||
| He graduated in Bachelor of Pharmacy from Bihar College of Pharmacy, Bihar wherein he was the first student of the first batch. He graduated in Master of Pharmaceutical Science from the same college. He continued his studies to Ph.D. wherein his thesis was titled “Biochemical profile of oxovanadium (IV & V) complexes”. | |||
| He conceptualised the idea of establishing a medical college during his college days at the age of 27, and since then he began working toward establishing a medical college in Bihar. In accordance with the recommendation of Sunil Mukherjee Committee & Mudaliar Committee, constituted during the era of the then Chief Minister of Bihar, that a medical college be established in Katihar or Nalanda Medical College be shifted from Patna to Katihar, Karim established ] at the age of 31. Notably, the location of the college was chosen Katihar, as it is among the most backward regions of Bihar, to serve the poor and the needy and for upliftment of the region. | |||
| == Political career == | |||
| Active in politics since his college days, Karim, in 1984, was elected to the post of Secretary in Yuva Janata of Janata Party during the era of the then President ] and Youth President ]. | |||
| In 1985, before the centenary of ], he joined it, and in 2000, he was elected to the post of Treasurer in the ]. | |||
| In 2003, he was elected to the post of General Secretary in the ]. | |||
| He served as a member of ] for the term beginning 2001 and 2004. | |||
| Soon after joining ] in 2009, he rose to become National Vice President of Lok Janshakti Party. He contested the 2009 Indian general elections from Katihar constituency of Bihar. | |||
| In 2018, he was elected to ] as a ] by ]. | |||
| == Positions held == | |||
| * Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, 2018 till date. | |||
| * Chairman, Al-Karim Educational Trust, Patna, Bihar, 1986 till date. | |||
| *Chancellor, Al-Karim University, Katihar, Bihar, 2018 till date. | |||
| *Chairman-cum-Managing Director, ], Katihar, Bihar 1987, till date. | |||
| *Former Member, Standing Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). | |||
| *Former Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. | |||
| *Former Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. | |||
| * Member, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, 1997 till date. | |||
| * Member, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Bihar, 2006 till date. | |||
| *Former Member, Standing Committee on Water Resources, 2018-2019. | |||
| *Former Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2018-2019. | |||
| * Former National Vice President, Lok Janshakti Party. | |||
| * Former Working President, Anjuman Taraqqui-e-Urdu, Bihar. | |||
| * Former Member, All India Congress Committee (two terms beginning 2001 and 2004). | |||
| * Former General Secretary, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. | |||
| * Former Treasurer, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. | |||
| * Former Member of Senate, B.N Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar (one term). | |||
| * Former Member of Syndicate, B.N Mandal University, Madhepura, Bihar (two terms). | |||
| * Former Member, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. | |||
| * Former Secretary, Yuva Janata of Janata Party. | |||
| == Awards == | |||
| * Successful Students Achievers Award 2007 by Millat College Laheriasarai, Darbhanga on the eve of Golden Jubilee Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
| *Synergy Award 2008 for valuable contribution in the field of education by His Excellency Syed Mehdi Nabizadeh, Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran in India on 25 January 2009 at India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
| *Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Award 2011 by Anjuman Taraqqui-e-Urdu, Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
| *Institute of Objective Studies Award 2012 for contribution in the field of education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
| *Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Award 2012 by All India Talimi Bedari Board, Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
| *Zee Purwaiya Education Summit Award 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Karim University - Chancellor|url=http://alkarimuniversity.edu.in/governance-details/chancellor|access-date=2020-09-09|website=alkarimuniversity.edu.in}}</ref> | |||
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Indian politician
| Ahmad Ashfaque Karim | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Kumar Sahani, JD(U) |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Chancellor of the Al-Karim University Kathir, Bihar | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Ahmad Ashfaque Karim is a businessman, edupreneur and politician from Katihar, Bihar, India. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament from Rashtriya Janata Dal party.
Career
Karim was appointed vice-president of the Lok Janshakti Party, and unsuccessfully contested the 2010 State Assembly election for Katihar constituency of the Lok Sabha.
In 2012, Karim established and Kosi Bedari Morcha, a group that campaigns for special status for Bihar's eight districts in Kosi division, one of the poorest regions of India. He is the founder Chairman of Al-Karim Educational Trust, Patna, Bihar; founder Chancellor of Al-Karim University, Katihar, Bihar; and founder Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar.
Karim was formerly the chairman and managing director of Katihar Medical College in Katihar. In June 2013, police arrested him at his home on suspicion of taking bribes from student applicants to the medical college. The police seized ₹2.5 crore (equivalent to ₹4.2 crore or US$490,000 in 2023) hidden in various locations of his house and cars, medical college mark sheets and answer sheets, a currency-counting machine , and an unlicensed rifle. Karim and the medical college's clerk Mohammad Tanzim were charged and jailed under different sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and forgery in the college's entrance examinations, and Karim was charged under the Arms Act, 1959 for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
He is currently a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal party, and was named a Rajya Sabha candidate for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections held in March 2018, for which he was one of five candidates elected unopposed.
References
- ^ "Ravi Shankar, five other RS nominees elected unopposed". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- Desk, Caravan. "All 6 CANDIDATES OF RAJYA SABHA FROM BIHAR INCLUDING ASHFAQ KARIM OF RJD DECLARED ELECTED UNOPPOSED". clarionindia.net. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - IANS (3 April 2018). "41 newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath". Business Standard India. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "RJD picks Manoj Jha, Ashfaque for RS polls". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "The Kosi Bedari Morcha, an outfit raising the demand for special status to Bihar's eight districts in Kosi region, will hold a rally at Purnia on Wednesday to press the state government over its demands for the development of this comparatively backward region, said Morcha president Ahmad Ashfaq Karim". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Welcome to Katihar Medical College". kmckatihar.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Katihar Medical College's CMD in cop net, Rs 2.5 crore seized". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Jail for medical college boss". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "RJD Names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls". News18. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Rajya Sabha elections 2018: RJD names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as candidates for polls". financialexpress.com. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Karim denies deal with Lalu". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.