He experienced significant trauma during the Partition of India in 1947, losing 16 family members, including his parents and siblings, to violence.
He was entrusted with delivering messages to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the NC founder and then Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, who was imprisoned in Bhaderwah at the time.
[1] During the Partition, Rehman grew disillusioned with the National Conference, particularly after the party's local leadership failed to act against communal violence and crimes in Bhaderwah.
[1] Rehman achieved several milestones during his political career: In 1973, internal disputes arose within the Jana Sangh's Jammu and Kashmir unit.
[1][2] In 1990, Rehman joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and successfully contested the Bhaderwah Assembly seat in 1996.