Janab Ali Majumdar


Muhammad Janab Ali Majumdar was a Bengali politician. He served as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.

Early life

He was born into a Bengali Muslim family of Majumdars from Chandpur, which was then under the Tipperah (Comilla) District of the Bengal Presidency.

Career

Majumdar contested in the 1937 Bengal legislative elections, winning in the Chandpur East constituency. In August 1937 however, he was among the 21 members that defected from the leadership of prime minister A. K. Fazlul Huq and his Krishak Praja Party. He was re-elected for a second term following the 1946 elections.