| Names |
RAFIQ ZAKARIA |
| Date of
Birth |
April 05, 1920 |
| Date of
Death |
July 09, 2005 |
| Identity |
Indian politician
and Islamic religious cleric |
| General |
- A Konkani muslim from Maharashtra, India.
- Former cabinet minister in state government of
Maharashtra and later a Member of the Indian parliament.
- He was closely associated with the Indian independence
movement and the Indian National Congress party.
- He was known for his advocacy of conservative Islam.
- He founded a number of schools and colleges in
Aurangabad. These included a women's college of arts and
sciences and the Indian Institute of Hotel Management,
Aurangabad (IHM-A).
- He was Chancellor of the Jamia Urdu, Aligarh (Uttar
Pradesh), and President of Maharashtra College in Mumbai.
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| Other |
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria, Indian-born American journalist and
author, Padma Bhushan (2010), is his son. |
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