Azad Zaman

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]

Dr. 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(2021-03-04) (aged 47–48)
Political 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]

Death

He died on 4 March 2021, due to cardiac arrest, aged 47.^[6] He left behind a wife, two daughters and a son.^[7]