Mahammad Hannan

Not to be confused with Muhammad Hannan.

Mahammad Hannan was an Indian social worker and politician belonging to the All India Forward Bloc. He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Mahammad Hannan
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Sashanka Mondal
Succeeded by	Asish Banerjee
Constituency	Rampurhat
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 66–67) Kalisara, Birbhum district, West Bengal
Political party	All India Forward Bloc

Early life and family

Hannan was born in 1958 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Kalisara in Birbhum district of the West Bengal. He was the son of Mahammad Mahasin.^[1]

Career

Hannan contested in the 1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he ran as an Forward Bloc candidate for Rampurhat Assembly constituency, defeating the Hindutva-oriented BJP politician Satyen Das.^[2] He contested in the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election but was unsuccessful.^[3] Hannan contested in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election but was unsuccessful.^[4]