Prem Hari Barman () was a Pakistani politician, and former leader of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in Dinajpur, East Bengal.

Biography

Barman was born to a Hindu family in Dinajpur, Bengal Presidency. He was the first lawyer from a Scheduled Castes and Tribes background. In 1936, Barman was elected to the Bengal Legislative Assembly from Dinajpur. He became a minister at the Bengal Legislative Council in 1942. During the 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he successfully won, representing the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in partnership with the Muslim League. The following year, he became a member of the 1st National Assembly of Pakistan. He advocated for a secular constitution of Pakistan.

Prem Hari Barman

References

Pakistani MNAs 1947–1954

Bengal MLAs 1937–1945

1972 deaths

Year of birth missing

Pakistani Hindus

People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh

Members of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan

Prem Hari Barman