Abdul Muhib Mazumder
Abdul Muhib Mazumder (20 August 1932 – 3 November 2021) was an Indian politician. He served as Minister of Assam and was originally from Hailakandi. He was the architect of the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983. He was also a major contributor in drafting of the Assam Accord of 1985 as the Law Minister of the state. His father was Abdul Matlib Mazumder. Mazumder was born in Hailakandi town on 20 August 1932, the son of Abdul Matlib Mazumder, a freedom fighter and a Cabinet Minister of Assam between 1946 and 1970. After studying at Government Victoria Memorial High School at Hailakandi he obtained his B.Sc.(Hons.) degree from Cotton College, Guwahati, and his M.A. and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Alamara Mazumder on 3 June 1962 and had three daughters. He was a Senior Advocate of Gauhati High Court as well as the Supreme Court of India. Mazumder initially worked with Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India and a senior lawyer of Gauhati High Court, and Jagadish Medhi, a leading legal authority. He was Senior Government Advocate for several years. He was also a lecturer in Economics and Political Science at Pragjyotish College (1956-1961) and