Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar

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

Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar
শাহ মোহাম্মদ আবু জাফর
Member of Parliament for Faridpur-1
In office 5 September 2005 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Kazi Sirajul Islam
Succeeded by	Abdur Rahman
In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1990
Preceded by	ABM Golam Mustafa
Succeeded by	Md. Abdur Rouf Miah
Personal details
Political party	Janata Party Bangladesh

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 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[3] On 10 August 2005, the 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]