Sheikh Abdul Rashid | |
|---|---|
 Rashid speaking in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Akbar Lone |
| Constituency | Baramulla |
| Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 December 2008 – 12 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sharifuddin Shariq |
| Succeeded by | Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh |
| Constituency | Langate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheikh Abdul Rashid 19 August 1967 Mawar, Langate, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party |
| Alma mater | Government Degree College, Sopore |
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, is a Kashmiri separatist politician, and currently member of Lok Sabha representing Baramulla constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is currently under bail after he was arrested on terror-funding charges.[1]
Earlier he was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, from the Langate constituency in Handwara. He is the founder and patron of the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party.[2][3]
- ^ "Engineer Rashid Gets Interim Bail In Terror Funding Case To Campaign For J&K Polls, Omar Abdullah 'Knew This'". Times Now. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ MLA Rashid launches new party, Hindustan Times, 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Engineer Rashid aka Abdul Rashid - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 October 2015.