Abdur Rahman Ajmal
Abdur Rahman Ajmal (; born 12 May 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian Bengali politician and businessman. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly for the Salmara South constituency. Early life and family. Ajmal was born on 12 May 1983 to a Bengali Muslim family from Hojai in central Assam. The family trace their origins to the Sylhet district of eastern Bengal. His grandfather, Haji Ajmal Ali, was a rice farmer who moved to Mumbai in 1950 to try to succeed in the perfume industry using the "oud" plant. After the opening of the first  store in the 1960s, the Ajmal perfume brand quickly grew to become a large brand in the Middle East. Ajmal's father, Badruddin Ajmal, is the founder of the All India United Democratic Front political party and the president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Assam. Career. Ajmal competed in the 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election as an All India United Democratic Front candidate for Salmara South, defeating Wazed Ali Choudhury by 3756 votes.