Rasheeduddin Khan
Rasheeduddin Khan was an Indian author and parliamentarian. was a Pathan, hailing from Kaimganj in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and was a nephew of Dr. Zakir Hussain.Early life and background
He was born in 1924.Career
Rasheeduddin was a communist politician favoured by Indira Gandhi and was made a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha at a relatively young age, in the early 1970s. He was also a professor of political science, and in the early 1970s, he became one of the founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University. He wrote a number of papers and studies on socio-economic problems and culture.