Azad Zaman
Indian Bengali politician (died 2021)
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Dr. Azad Zaman (Bengali: আজাদ জামান; 1973/1974 – 4 March 2021) was an Indian Bengali politician, doctor and social worker. He was the former member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly for the Rajabala constituency in West Garo Hills district.[1]
Azad Zaman | |
|---|---|
| আজাদ জামান | |
| Member of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2018 – 4 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ashahel D Shira |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdus Saleh |
| Constituency | Rajabala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973/1974 |
| Died | March 4, 2021 (aged 47–48) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Life
Azad Zaman was born in 1974, to a Bengali Muslim family in Meghalaya. He was the son of Alhaj Surat Zaman. He was a medical practitioner who later joined the government service. His wife is a teacher by profession,[2] and they lived in Bowabari, PO New Bhaitbari, PS Phulbari in the West Garo Hills.[3]
He competed in the 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election as an independent politician for Rajabala but lost to Ashahel Shira. He later joined the Indian National Congress party,[4] and defeated Shira in the 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election.[5]