Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar

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Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar
শাহ মোহাম্মদ আবু জাফর
Member of Parliament
for Faridpur-1
In office
5 September 2005 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byKazi Sirajul Islam
Succeeded byAbdur Rahman
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byABM Golam Mustafa
Succeeded byMd. Abdur Rouf Miah
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-1 constituency.[1]

Career[]

Zafar joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2003 from Jatiya Party.[2] He decided to contest the 30 August 2005 Faridpur-1 by election as an independent candidate after failing to get the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination. The by elections were called after Kazi Sirajul Islam, the Bangladesh Awami League member of Parliament, joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3] On 10 August 2005, Bangladesh Nationalist Party withdrew its nomination of Kazi Sirajul Islam and gave its nomination to Zafar.[4] He won the by election and was sworn into office on 5 September 2005 by Speaker Jamiruddin Sarkar.[5] He was nominated to contest the Faridpur-1 election by Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Countrywide 7-hour hartal on Jan 3". The Daily Star. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "AL killing its own men to create anarchy: PM". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Shah Abu Zafar to contest Faridpur by-poll as independent candidate". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Faridpur By-polls". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star Web. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Shah Zafar takes oath as MP". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ "BNP nominees for next election in six divisions". The Daily Star. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2018.


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