Dr. M. Nuruzzaman

Hasanuzzaman, the founding father of the Muslim League and ex-minister of commerce and industries in the state of West Bengal.

Nuruzzaman's political career began early under the tutelage of his dynamic politician father AKM Hassanuzzaman.

From a very early age he began accompanying his father for various political meets and caught the attention of senior politicians for being very rooted to the cause of Grameen (rural) Bengal even though he could have chosen to have a comfortable lifestyle.

In 1999 he joined Mamata Banerjee's clarion call to unite all secular and democratic forces against the incumbent left rule of 34 years.

In 2001 he created history of sorts when he lost by only 64 votes to the then speaker Hashim Abdul Halim from the Amdanga assembly constituency.