Prem Hari Barman
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. 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