Rafiq Zakaria

Rafiq Zakaria (5 April 1920 – 9 July 2005) was an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric.

[3] Zakaria, a Konkani Muslim from Maharashtra, was an alumnus of Ismail Yusuf College, Mumbai.

He spent over 25 years in public service, including some time as a cabinet minister in the state government of Maharashtra and later as a Member of the Indian parliament.

[2] He was Chancellor of the Jamia Urdu, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), and President of Maharashtra College in Mumbai.

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