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'''Sheikh Rahman''' (born November 15, 1960 in [[Bangladesh]])<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=4924&Session=27|title=Member|website=www.senate.ga.gov|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> is a [[Bangladeshi Americans|Bangladeshi-American]] politician who has served in the [[Georgia State Senate]] from the 5th district since January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_State_Senate_District_5|title=Georgia State Senate District 5|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref>{{Infobox officeholder
'''Sheikh Rahman''' (born November 15, 1960 in [[Bangladesh]])<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=4924&Session=27|title=Member|website=www.senate.ga.gov|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> is a [[Bangladeshi Americans|Bangladeshi-American]] politician who has served in the [[Georgia State Senate]] from the 5th district since January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_State_Senate_District_5|title=Georgia State Senate District 5|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> He is the first [[Muslims|muslim]] lawmaker in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wral.com/cbs46-talks-with-sheikh-rahman-state-s-first-muslim-lawmaker/17614031/|title=CBS46 talks with Sheikh Rahman, state's first Muslim lawmaker :|last=WRAL|date=2018-06-08|website=WRAL.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> {{Infobox officeholder
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| office = Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district

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Sheikh Rahman (born November 15, 1960 in Bangladesh)[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]

Sheikh Rahman
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Preceded byCurt Thompson
Personal details
Born (1960-11-15) November 15, 1960 (age 63)
East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Georgia

Personal Life

Sheikh Rahman was born in East Pakistan, a former province of Pakistan that is now 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 daughters, Rawda and Anzar.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Member". www.senate.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  2. ^ a b "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  3. ^ "Georgia State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ^ WRAL (2018-06-08). "CBS46 talks with Sheikh Rahman, state's first Muslim lawmaker :". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.

See Also

2018 Georgia State Senate election