He was the former two-time member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly for the Phulbari constituency in West Garo Hills district.
[1] Zaman was born into a Bengali Muslim family in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.
[3] He was the inaugural MLA for Phulbari constituency after winning the state's first elections and defeating independent candidate Majibhur Rahman.
[4] He also participated in the 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election and beat his closest rival, the independent candidate Sofiar Rahman Hazarika, by only 14 votes.
[1] According to journalist Anowar Islam, Zaman migrated to South Salmara in Assam as a result of violence in Phulbari.