*SHAKEELUR REHMAN, Dr., M.A., D. Litt. [Janata Dal—Bihar, Darbhanga, 1989]:  s. of Late Mohd. Jan; b. at Motihari, East Champaran District, Bihar, February 18, 1931; ed. at Patna University, Bihar; m. Ismat Shakeel, April 5, 1953, 1 s. and 2 d.; Educationist, Journalist;

Previous Association with Political Parties: Deputy Chief Whip, Janata Dal, 1990;

Public Offices held:  Union Minister, Health and Family Welfare November 21, 1990—February 20, 1991;

Committee Experience:  Member, Committee of Privileges, January 24, 1990, General Purposes Committee, August 7, 1990, Haj Committee, January 4, 1990, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1990; Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, August 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  Reading and writing;

Publications:  Mirza Ghalib Aur Hind Mughal Jamalyat (Urdu), London Ki Akhri Rat (Urdu), Adbi Qadrain Aur Nafsiyat (Urdu), Ye Batain Hamaryan, (Urdu), Laway Ka Samundar (Urdu), Ghalib  Ki Jamalyat (Urdu) and nine other books in Urdu;

Delegation to Foreign Countries:  Visited USSR under Cultural Exchange Programme in 1974 and in 1986; attended International Urdu Seminar in London, 1987; visited China as a Delegate, Janata Dal, June, 1990; visited USSR, Central Asia as the Leader of the Delegation of Intellectuals and Writers, July, 1990;

Travels Abroad:  U.K., USSR, China, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Hongkong; 

Special Interests:  Social, cultural and educational problems and journalism; 

Social Activities:  Rural and youth problems;

Other Information:  Vice-Chancellor, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, 1978-80; Kashmir University, 1987 and L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, 1987-88; Professor and Head of Deptt. of Urdu, University of Kashmir (J&K), Dean, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Oriental Studies, Kashmir University;

Permanent Address:  T-19, Green. Park Extention, New Delhi.

*Ceased to be a member of Lok Sabha with effect from January 11, 1991 as per the orders of Speaker, Lok Sabha, under the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India