Background
The brother of the Indian educationist, Humayun Kabir, Jehangir Kabir was born in village Komarpur, near Faridpur in what is now Bangladesh. His father, Kabiruddin Ahmed was a Deputy Magistrate in the British Raj.
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Jehangir Kabir
Edit Profiledeputy union leader Bengali politician
Education
University of Calcutta.
Career
After completing his education from Calcutta University, Jehangir Kabir joined the Indian National Congress and started off as a trade union leader. He rose rapidly through the ranks and was made a minister in the post independence governments of Bidhan Chandra Roy, Prafulla Chandra Senator, and Jyoti Basu. He represented Haroa in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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Died
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Political Party
Indian National Congress