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Ahmad Ashfaque Karim
MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar
In office 3 April 2018 – 2 April 2024
Preceded by	Anil Kumar Sahani, JD(U)
Succeeded by	Sanjay Yadav, RJD
Constituency	Bihar
Chancellor of the Al-Karim University Katihar, 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 former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He is a part of Janata Dal (United) party.

Dr. Karim is the founder of several educational institutions, including Katihar Medical College and Al-Karim University, and has dedicated his career to education and healthcare, particularly benefiting the Kosi and Seemanchal regions of Bihar and the western part of West Bengal.He had married twice after the death of first wive due to cancer.

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.

He is currently a member of the Janata Dal (United) party and was named a Rajya Sabha candidate from his former party Rashtriya Janta Dal for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections held in March 2018, for which he was one of five candidates elected unopposed.

References

1. ^ "Ravi Shankar, five other RS nominees elected unopposed". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. 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)
3. Bharat, E. T. V. (13 April 2024). "Ex-Rajya Sabha MP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim Resigns from RJD; Accuses Lalu Of Ignoring Muslims". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
4. "Disgruntled RJD leader Ashfaq Karim joins JD(U)". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
5. IANS (3 April 2018). "41 newly elected Rajya Sabha members take oath". Business Standard India. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
6. "Chairman and Managing Director - Faculty of Medicine". alkarimuniversity.edu.in. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
7. "RJD picks Manoj Jha, Ashfaque for RS polls". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
8. "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.
9. "Welcome to Katihar Medical College". kmckatihar.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
10. "RJD Names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as Candidates for Rajya Sabha Polls". News18. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
11. "Rajya Sabha elections 2018: RJD names Manoj Jha, Ashfaque Karim as candidates for polls". financialexpress.com. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
12. "Karim denies deal with Lalu". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

• Personal website

• Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
• People from Katihar
• Indian social workers
• 1956 births
• Living people
• India MPs 2009–2014
• Lok Janshakti Party politicians
• Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians