Abdul Ghafoor (1959–2020) was an Indian politician associated with the political life of Saharsa district in the state of Bihar. He was active in regional politics during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
| Name | Abdul Ghafoor |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Died | 2020 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Region | Saharsa, Bihar |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ghafoor's public career was rooted in Saharsa, a district in the Kosi division of northern Bihar. The region has historically been shaped by the Kosi river system and has produced political representatives who have served at both the state Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha levels. Saharsa is administratively part of the Saharsa Lok Sabha constituency and contains assembly segments including Saharsa, Sonbarsa, Mahishi and Simri Bakhtiarpur.
Politics in Saharsa during Ghafoor's active years was contested mainly among the Janata Dal and its successor formations such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal (United), alongside the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The district has also been shaped by the social and political mobilisation of backward classes and minority communities in Bihar following the Mandal era of the 1990s.
Ghafoor is recorded among the cohort of Indian politicians associated with Bihar's Kosi belt. His death in 2020 marked the end of a career situated within the regional political fabric of Saharsa.