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Luthfur Rahman | |
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| Born | October 1976 (age 48–49) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Labour |
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| Residence(s) | Longsight,Manchester,United Kingdom |
| Profession | Politician |
Luthfur Rahman (Bengali:লুথফুর রহমান; born October 1976) is a British formerlocal councillor, who served as the deputy leader ofManchester City Council from 2021 to 2024.[1] In May2008, he became the first person ofBangladeshi origin to be elected a Councillor on Manchester City Council.[2]
Luthfur Rahman was born into aBengali Muslim family from Shathal inPatli,Jagannathpur in theSunamganj District ofBangladesh.
Migrating toLongsight inManchester as a child in 1980, Luthfur Rahman attended St Agnes Primary School andBurnage High School.[3]
Luthfur Rahman was first elected toManchester City Council in2008, taking the seat from theLiberal Democrats with a swing of over 30 percent gaining a majority of 1147. He was re-elected in2012, doubling his majority. In 2010, Luthfur Rahman was elected by fellow Councillors to be the lead member for the race and equality portfolio at Manchester City Council.[4]
In the2024 local elections, Luthfur Rahman lost his Longsight ward seat to Shahbaz Sarwar ofThe Workers Party of Britain (WPB) by 184 votes.[5] The surge in support for the WPB has been attributed to the national position of the Labour Party onGaza war.
In 2011, Luthfur Rahman was awarded the Community Champion of the Year at theLocal Government Information Unit Councillor Awards.[6] The Local Government Information Unit described Luthfur Rahman as having
"successfully developed links with marginalized groups across Manchester, and, furthermore, was at the forefront of an effort to bridge the various gaps between different generations. Importantly, after establishing these new connections, Cllr Rahman effectively used these channels to ensure that council decisions were sensitive to the different interests of different sections of the community."[7]
Arts Council England has said of Luthfur Rahman
"He was integral in the making of the The[sic] Festival of Manchester and helped Manchester achieve theUNESCOCity of Literature status."[8]
He was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the2020 Birthday Honours for services to local government.[9]
