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Mahboob Zahedi (2 February 1929 – 8 April 2006) was an Indian politician who represented the Katwa (Lok Sabha cons*uency) in West Bengal from 1996 till his death in 2006.

A former soldier of Indian National Army, he had fought British forces under the leadership of Shahnawaz Khan. Besides being a leading organiser of the peasantry in West Bengal, he was also *ociated with the Left cultural movement and the Indian People's Theatre *ociation (IPTA).

He was Savadhipati, Zilla Parishad, Bardhaman from 1976 to 1991. He was a member or of West Bengal legislative *embly in 1991, representing Bhatar cons*uency. During the period he was minister, Animal Resource Development, Minority Affairs, Haj and Wakf, Government of West Bengal, During his term as MP he was member of several parliamentary committees.

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