Mahboob Zahedi

This article is about Indian politician. For the former editor of Khaleej Times and Dawn News, see Mahbub Jamal Zahedi. For other people also named Zahedi, see Zahedi (disambiguation).

Mahboob Zahedi
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Katwa
In office
1996-2006
Preceded bySaifuddin Choudhury
Succeeded byAbu Ayesh Mondal
ConstituencyKatwa
MLA
In office
1991-1996
Preceded bySyed Md. Masih
Succeeded bySubhas Mondal
ConstituencyBhatar
Minister for Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf
Government of West Bengal
In office
1991-1996
Personal details
Born(1929-02-02)2 February 1929
Suri, West Bengal, India
Died8 April 2006
New Delhi
Political partyCPI(M)
SpouseMussammat Hamida Zahedi
Children2
ResidenceBurdwan
As of 17 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Mahboob Zahedi (2 February 1929 – 8 April 2006) was an Indian politician who represented the Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal from 1996 till his death in 2006.

A former soldier of Indian National Army, he had fought British forces under the leadership of Shahnawaz Khan. Besides being a leading organiser of the peasantry in West Bengal, he was also associated with the Left cultural movement and the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[1]

He was Savadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Bardhaman from 1976 to 1991. He was a member of West Bengal legislative assembly in 1991, representing Bhatar constituency. During the period he was minister, Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf, Government of West Bengal. During his term as MP he was member of several parliamentary committees.[2]

  1. ^ "Mehboob Zahedi passes away". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Zahedi, Shei Mahboob". Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, 14 th Lok Sabha West Bengal. Lok Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2007.