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Muhammad Akramozzaman was an Indian Bengali politician. He was the former two-time member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly for the Phulbari constituency in West Garo Hills district.

Life

Zaman was born into a Bengali Muslim family in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. He is a practicing Sunni Muslim and has performed Hajj.

He was associated with the Indian National Congress party. When Meghalaya was declared an autonomous state in 1970, Zaman served as the Leader of the Opposition. He was the inaugural MLA for Phulbari constituency after winning the state's first elections and defeating independent candidate Majibhur Rahman. Zaman was a part of the 6-member Meghalaya State Planning Board (1972). He also participated in the 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election and beat his closest rival, the independent candidate Sofiar Rahman Hazarika, by only 14 votes. He was unsuccessful in the 1983 and 1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly elections.

According to journalist Anowar Islam, Zaman migrated to South Salmara in Assam as a result of violence in Phulbari. His son, Azizuz Zaman, is also a politician in Phulbari.

References

1. ^ "Phulbari Assembly Constituency". Result University. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. ^ Islam, MD Anowar. Borders II (North East). Pencil. ISBN 9789354580178.
3. "Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
4. "State Planning Board" (PDF). Megspb. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

• Indian National Congress politicians from Meghalaya
• Meghalaya MLAs 1972–1978
• Meghalaya MLAs 1978–1983
• 20th-century Bengalis
• People from West Garo Hills district
• 20th-century Indian Muslims
• Indian Sunni Muslims