Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan should not be confused with A. R. Rahman.
| Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan | |
| Constituency: | Parbhani |
| Term Start: | 1980 |
| Term End: | 1985 |
| Predecessor: | Raosaheb Jamkar (INC) |
| Successor: | Vijay Gavhane (PWP) |
| Office1: | Member Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Term Start1: | 1990 |
| Term End1: | 1996 |
| Office2: | Member Bombay Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 1958 |
| Term End2: | 1964 |
| Birth Name: | Abdul Rahman Khan |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Parbhani, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) |
| Death Date: | 26 July 2007 (aged 81) |
| Death Place: | Parbhani, Maharashtra, India |
| Resting Place: | Qadarabad cemetery Parbhani, Maharashtra |
| Party: | Indian National Congress and Congress (I) |
| Education: | BA, LLB |
| Alma Mater: | Osmania University, Hyderabad |
| Known For: | Confidant of Indira Gandhi |
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Abdul Rahman Khan Yousuf Khan also known as Abdul Rehman Khan and A R Khan was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Parbhani, Maharashtra, he was elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1980, he also served two terms as a member of Bombay Legislative Council and Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1958 to 1964 and 1990 to 1996 respectively.
Abdul Rahman Khan was born in a Khan family on 22 September 1926 to Yousuf Khan and Inayat Begum in Parbhani town of Hyderabad state of British India (now in Parbhani, Maharashtra, India), he was eldest amongst five children of his parents, having three sisters and two brother, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and LLB degrees from Osmania University of Hyderabad, In 1955 he married Rasheeda begum from Hyderabad who was a school teacher by profession, they have 3 sons and 3 daughters. his eldest son Irfan ur Rahman Khan is continuing his political legacy and is former Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from Parbhani. who contested vidhan sabha elections from Parbhani in 2014 on Indian National Congress's ticket.[1]
He was known for his clean image and as an Indira Gandhi confidant in the political spectrum, he started his political career as a member of Parbhani municipal council and later became President of Parbhani municipal council and Marathwada Wakf Board.He defeated Vijay Gavhane of PWP by 8738 votes in Maharashtra state assembly elections in 1980 as an Indian National Congress candidate from Parbhani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[2] [3] he also served two times as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, the upper house of Maharashtra legislative assembly.
Abdul Rahman Khan died due to cancer on 26 July 2007 in a government hospital of Parbhani at the age of 81 years. His burial was carried out in Parbhani with full state honours on 27 July and his Kabr (resting place) is situated in Qadarabad cemetery of Parbhani.