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Native name
  
تیمور رحمان

Instruments
  
Vocals, guitar

Music group
  
Laal (Since 2007)

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, academic

Record label
  
Fire Records

Genres
  
Pop

Role
  
Musician

Origin
  
Lahore, Pakistan

Name
  
Taimur Rahman


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Born
  
26 May 1975 (age 48) (
1975-05-26
)

Labels
  
Fire Records (Pakistan)

Books
  
The Class Structure of Pakistan

Education
  
SOAS, University of London, Grinnell College

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Taimur Rahman is an academic, musician and socialist political activist from Pakistan. He teaches political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. He is the band leader and spokesperson for the political music band named Laal. Rahman uses Laal to advance causes which he holds dear, such as socialism, the plight of labour and the suffering Pakistanis have endured at the hands of religious fundamentalism and authoritarian rule. He was also one of the leaders of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party. He is the author of the book The Class Structure of Pakistan published by Oxford University Press. The book won the Akhtar Hameed Khan Memorial Award for the best social sciences book about Pakistan in 2012.

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Early life and education

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Rahman was involved with the theater in his teen years as an actor, director and producer. He graduated from Grinnell College, obtained a Masters from Sussex University and holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has also taught Economics at The Lahore School of Economics.

Political career

Taimur Rahman was previously General Secretary of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (Workers & Farmers Party).

References

Taimur Rahman Wikipedia