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Shamim Hashmi, MP (also Shri Syed Shamim Hashmi) born January 16, 1940 - June 8, 2006, was a Rajya Sabha Congress MP from the state of Bihar. Prior to that he was also the Chairman of B.L.D and General Secretary of Janata Party and Lok Dal; also he was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly during 1980–85. Apart from his efforts towards social uplifment in his constituency, he is remembered as a close confidant of Shri Karpoori Thakur and former Indian Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi.