Abdul Rehman Antulay
| Abdul Rehman Antulay | |
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| अब्दुल रेहमान अंतुले | |
| 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 9 June 1980 – 12 January 1982 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Babasaheb Bhosale |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Kolaba |
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In office 1989–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Dinkar Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ramsheth Thakur |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ramsheth Thakur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1929 |
| Died | 2 December 2014 (aged 85) Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Religion | Islam |
Abdul Rehman Antulay (9 February 1929 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian politician. Antulay was a union minister for Minority Affairs and a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Earlier he had been the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra, but was forced to resign after being convicted by the Bombay High Court on charges that he had extorted money for a trust fund he managed.
Antulay belonged to the Congress party. In the Indian general elections, 2009, he lost to Anant Geete from the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency of Maharashtra.
He was born to father Shri Hafiz Abdul Gafoor and mother Zohrabi in the village Ambet District, Raigad, Maharashtra, India. He is married to Nargis Antulay and the couple have one son and three daughters. After appearing for B.A examination, he studied Barrister-At -Law, Educated at Bombay University and Lincoln's Inn, London.
Antulay was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1976, during which time he served in the Maharashtra state government as Minister of State for Law and Judiciary, Ports and Fisheries and then as Minister of Law & Judiciary, Building, Communication and Housing from October 1969 to February 1976. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1976 to 1980; in 1980, he was again elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 1980 to January 1982. He was forced to resign his post after allegations of corruption and a conviction in an extortion case. He again got elected in 1985 election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and remained until 1989, when he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha. He was re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991. From June 1995 to May 1996, he was Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and from February to May 1996 he was additionally in charge of Water Resources. In 1996 he was re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha, and in 2004 he was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha. He was Union Minister for Ministry of Minority Affairs (India) under Manmohan Singh's government.
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