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RashidEducator, politician and member of Parliament
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An educator and politician who represented Maungdaw North in Burma's Parliament, elected in 1960. His election placed a representative from the Rohingya-majority region of northern Arakan in the national legislature in the final years before the 1962 military coup.
What he did
1960
Elected to Burma's Parliament for Maungdaw North.
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A seat for Maungdaw North before the 1962 coup
Rashid was an educator and politician who represented Maungdaw North in Burma's Parliament. Historical records list him as a member elected in 1960.
Rashid's significance lies in his participation in the parliamentary representation of northern Arakan. His election from Maungdaw North placed a representative from the Rohingya-majority region in Burma's national legislature during the final years before the 1962 military coup.
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