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J.M. Haroon Rashid (born 13 May 1950) is an Indian politician and former member of the Parliament of India, representing the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. Haaroon Rashid is a leader of Indian National Congress.^[1]

J.M. Haroon Rashid was born in Chennai on 13 May 1950.^[2] He attended Intermediate Educated at Sir Thiyagaraja College, Old Washermanpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^{[citation needed]}

In March 1996, he entered into politics as a Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for Villivakam constituency (1996–2001) from Tamil Maanila Congress. In 2001, he floated a new party, Tamizhaga Muslim United Jamaat, and contested along with DMK alliance.^[3] Then, he ran for the Lok Sabha seat for Periyakulam constituency in Tamil Nadu, winning and in 2004 to 14th Lok Sabha.^[4] He received 346,851 votes (49.51%) and defeated strongman TTV Dhinakaran of ADMK by 2,155 votes in that election.^[5]

In 2009, Aaroon Rashid once again Indian national congress fielded him in Theni constituency in Tamil Nadu and he got 340,575 and defeated Thanga Tamilselvan of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.^[6]

• Member, Committee on Energy
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping
• Member, Committee on Government Assurances
• Chairman, Tamil Nadu Haj committee, (2004 - 2009)
• Member, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, (2004–09)

• Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf

• Member, Committee on Energy

• Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare
• Member, Committee on Official Languages
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping
• Member, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (2012–13).

Member, committee on Home Affairs

• K. Kamaraj
• M. G. Ramachandran
• Karunanidhi
• Rahul Gandhi
• Dayanidhi Maran
• E. V. K. S. Elangovan

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
• Tamilnadu Election 2012: AIADMK Retained The Sankarankoil Assembly, thisismyindia.com. Accessed 27 February 2024.
• Profile, indianumbers.com. Accessed 27 February 2024.
• Profile, ibnlive.in.com. Accessed 27 February 2024.
• Profile, cplash.com. Accessed 27 February 2024.
• Tamil Nadu WAKF Board Accessed 27 February 2024.