Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a 3-term

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

Faridpur-1 Faridpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Monzur Hossain of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Alfadanga, Boalmari, and Madhukhali upazilas. His ...

constituency.

Career

Zafar joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2003 from Jatiya Party. He decided to contest the 30 August 2005

by election as an independent candidate after failing to get the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nomination. The by elections were called after

Kazi Sirajul Islam Kazi Sirajul Islam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-1 constituency from 1996 until 2005. Career Islam was elected to parliament from Faridpur-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League can ...

, the Bangladesh Awami League member of Parliament, joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party. On 10 August 2005, Bangladesh Nationalist Party withdrew its nomination of Kazi Sirajul Islam and gave its nomination to Zafar. He won the by election and was sworn into office on 5 September 2005 by Speaker

Jamiruddin Sarkar BarristerMuhammad Jamiruddin Sircar ( bn, এডভোকেট মুহাম্মদ জমির উদ্দিন সরকার; born 1 December 1931); is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of Banglad ...

. He was nominated to contest the Faridpur-1 election by Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

References

Living people Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members 4th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub