Golam Yazdani
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ConstituencyKharba
ConstituencyRaiganj
BornJanuary 1917
Habinagar, Malda district
Died14 May 2009 (aged 92 years)
Chanchal, Malda district
Dr. Golam Yazdani | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1971, 1977–1980 | |
| Constituency | Kharba |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1980–1991 | |
| Constituency | Raiganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1917 Habinagar, Malda district |
| Died | 14 May 2009 (aged 92 years) Chanchal, Malda district |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Maleka Begum |
| Children | 2 sons 1)Alberuni Zulkarnain Golam Mohd 2)Albattani Zulkarnain Golam Mohd |
Dr. Golam Yazdani (1917–2009)[1] was a controversial Indian politician from West Bengal. He was a six-time MLA, a three-time MP and a cabinet minister in the Indian National Congress government of West Bengal. He was in jail for political reasons between 1971 and 1974, for around three years. He went underground for about twenty months during the emergency.[2]
Golam Yazdani, son of Moulvi Raisuddin Ahmed, was born at Barogachi in Malda district in January 1917. He qualified as a doctor, passing M.B.B.S., DTM & H, and D.G.O. from Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine and Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, all at Kolkata.[3] He married Maleka Begum in 1980 and had two sons.[3]
