Wali Rahmani (influencer)

Wali Rahmani was born in 1998 in Kolkata. His father, Shafiuddin is a businessman who comes from Bihar.^[5]

He received his primary education at St. James' School, Kolkata. He completed the intermediate at the Genesis Global School, Noida, in 2018. He completed his law degree from Jamia Hamdard, Delhi.^[5]

Rahmani founded Al Hadi Educational Trust. Then, he established Umeed Academy under the trust^[6][7] on 1 April 2018, for disadvantaged children who have been trapped in the cycle of poverty for seven, ten, or fifteen generations.^{[5][6][8][9][10][11]}

He appealed to 2 million of India's 200 million Muslims by making a video to build a formal school building on 2 acres of land purchased for Umeed Global School in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. He asked for donations of Rs 100 per to raise Rs 10 crore.^[6][12][13] From 15 to 20 September 2023, six crore rupees were deposited^{[14][15][16][17][18]} and seven crore rupees were collected.^[19][20] By 15 March 2024, he had made a video inspecting the newly completed building of Umeeed Global School.^{[5][20][21][13]}

Rahmani participated in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), citing concerns about its implications for constitutional values and communal harmony.^{[22][23][24][25]}

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, he and his NGO distributed food to 10,000 families.^[26][27] While engaged in relief efforts, he contracted COVID-19.^[28]