Dr. Lutfur Rahman was a poet in the Urdu language.
Political career He successfully contested the election to be a Member of Legislative Assembly from Nathnagar constituency in Bihar. Later he became a cabinet minister and held two offices: Ministry of Minority Welfare and Ministry of Public Welfare Department.
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http://www.urduyouthforum.org/biography/Lutfur_Rahman_biography.php http://twocircles.net/2010dec23/wali_rahmani_congratulates_prof_lutfur_rahman_winning_ghalib_award.html https://books.google.com/books?id=8JDsBBDoMccC&dq=lutfur+rahman+Urdu&pg=PA171 https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&dq=lutfur+rahman+Urdu&pg=PA675 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713145430/http://khojkhabarnews.com/?p=1814