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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar<br />
|native_name = শাহ মোহাম্মদ আবু জাফর<br />
|native_name_lang = bn<br />
|constituency_MP = [[Faridpur-1]]<br />
|term_start = 5 September 2005<br />
|term_end = 27 October 2006<br />
|predecessor = [[Kazi Sirajul Islam]]<br />
|successor = [[Abdur Rahman (politician)|Abdur Rahman]]<br />
|term_start1 = 10 July 1986 <br />
|term_end1 = 6 December 1990<br />
|predecessor1 = [[ABM Golam Mustafa]]<br />
|successor1 = [[Md. Abdur Rouf Miah]]<br />
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar''' is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a 3-term [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Faridpur-1]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news|title=Countrywide 7-hour hartal on Jan 3|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/countrywide-7-hour-hartal-on-jan-3|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=1 January 2000|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Zafar joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2003 from Jatiya Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=AL killing its own men to create anarchy: PM|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/09/14/d30914030125.htm|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=archive.thedailystar.net|agency=UNB|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> 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 Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shah Abu Zafar to contest Faridpur by-poll as independent candidate|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/08/04/shah-abu-zafar-to-contest-faridpur-by-poll-as-independent-candidate|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> On 10 August 2005, Bangladesh Nationalist Party withdrew its nomination of Kazi Sirajul Islam and gave its nomination to Zafar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Faridpur By-polls|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/16/d50816061071.htm|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star Web}}</ref> He won the by election and was sworn into office on 5 September 2005 by Speaker [[Jamiruddin Sarkar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shah Zafar takes oath as MP|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/05/d50905100387.htm|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=archive.thedailystar.net|agency=UNB|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> He was nominated to contest the Faridpur-1 election by Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=BNP nominees for next election in six divisions|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-65574|accessdate=9 March 2018|work=The Daily Star|date=30 November 2008|language=en}}</ref><br />
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