Sheikh Rahman
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Sheikh Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Curt Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1960 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Sheikh Rahman (born November 15, 1960)[1][2] is a Bangladeshi-American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district since January 14, 2019.[3] He is the first Muslim lawmaker in Georgia.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Rahman was born in Bangladesh. He moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Central Piedmont Community College in 1981. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1995 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He has a wife, Sham'e (née Afrose),[1] and two kids, Rawda (daughter) and Anzar (son).[2]
See also
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Categories:
- 1960 births
- American politicians of Bangladeshi descent
- Asian-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
- Living people
- Muslims from Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- University of Georgia alumni
- Asian-American state legislators in Georgia
- 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators stubs