Abdul Rashid Shaheen is an active politician, socialist and a philanthropist He is born on August 3, 1945) He has served as minister for industries back is 1980s and member of parliament two times from baramulla constituency in 1990s. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He used to represent the Baramulla (Lok Sabha constituency)constituency of Jammu and Kashmir and was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) political party.