Bhumidhar Barman

Dr. Bhumidhar Barman (born 12 October 1931 in Belsor) is an Indian Politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the Chief Minister of Assam from April 22, 1996 to May 14, 1996.^[1] He has been a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly being elected 7 times. He was first elected in 1967.^[2]^[3]^[4] Recently, Barman has admitted of paying money to suspected terrorist Riazul Islam Choudhury for building a Madrassa in the state.^[5]

In 2015, he was made a Cabinet Minister of Assam.

References

↑ Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Minister of Assam since 1937
↑ NUMBER OF TERMS ELECTED Assam Legislative Assembly Website
↑ Bhumidhar Barman turns 80...the oldest minister in the cabinet. Archived September 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Pranab Gogoi elected speaker of Assam
↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ex-congress-minister-bhumidhar-barman-paid-money-to-jehadi-operative-to-build-a-madrassa-in-assam/articleshow/45585714.cms

Chief Ministers of Assam
Gopinath Bordoloi Bishnuram Medhi Bimala Prasad Chaliha Mahendra Mohan Choudhry Sarat Chandra Sinha Golap Borbora Jogendra Nath Hazarika Anwara Taimur (F) Kesab Chandra Gogoi Hiteswar Saikia Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Bhumidhar Barman Tarun Gogoi Sarbananda Sonowal

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