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{{Short description|Indian politician and former jurist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Justice
| office = Member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 6 May 2021
| predecessor = [[Isha Khan Choudhury]]
| constituency = [[Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sujapur]]
| majority = 1,30,163
| majority1 = 24,681
| office1 =
| term1 = 27 May 2016 – 4 May 2021
| constituency1 = [[Jagatballavpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jagatballavpur]]
| predecessor1 = [[Abul Kasem Molla]]
| successor1 = [[Sitanath Ghosh]]
| office2 = Judge of Calcutta High Court
| term2 = 24 June 2009 – 7 January 2012
| nominator2 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan]]
| appointer2 = [[Pratibha Patil]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|01|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sujapur, Malda]], West Bengal, India
| alma_mater = [[Malda College]]<br>[[T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur|Bhagalpur Law College]]
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| profession = Jurist
| education = [[M.A.]] (English); [[L.L.B]]
}}
'''Muhammad Abdul Ghani''' (born 7 January 1950) is an [[Politics of India|Indian politician]] and former jurist from West Bengal who has been serving as a member of the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] from [[Sujapur Assembly constituency|Sujapur seat]] since 6 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Md Abdul Ghani() Of Sujapur (West Bengal) Constituency Election Results 2023 - NDTV.in |url=https://ndtv.in/elections/west-bengal/vidhan-sabha-election-candidates-list-2021/md-abdul-ghani-25053-1 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=ndtv.in}}</ref> A member of [[Trinamool Congress]], he represented the [[Jagatballavpur Assembly constituency|Jagatballavpur constituency]] from 2016 until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2021-05-02 |title=Sujapur West Bengal Election 2021 Final Results LIVE:TMC Candidate Md Abdul Ghani wins from Sujapur, Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/sujapur-wb-election-2021-results-live-updates-constituency-number-53-sujapur-west-bengal-election-2021-vote-counting-results-leading-trailing-2-may-2021-1455777 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> Before that, he served as judge of [[Calcutta High Court]] from 2009 until 2012.

==Early life==
Ghani was born on 7 January 1950 in [[Sujapur, Malda|Sujapur city]], Malda. His father was Haji Md. Hossain Mia. He studied at Naimouza High School till 1965. He earned a M.A. degree in English from [[Malda College|Malda college]] in 1972 and an L.L.B. from [[Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Md. Abdul Ghani(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- JAGATBALLAVPUR(HOWRAH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/westbengal2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1352 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

==Judicial career==
Ghani joined Maldah District Court in 1974 as a magistrate. Later he became a [[West Bengal Civil Service]] (Judicial) officer in January 1978 as a P.S.C. candidate. He was assigned to several judicial assignments in different districts of West Bengal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Calcutta High Court - Judges |url=https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/99 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in}}</ref>

Ghani was appointed by the Left Front Administration as Deputy Secretary and Joint Secretary in the [[Department of Law (West Bengal)|Department of Law]], [[Government of West Bengal]]. He then became District and Sessions Judge in Birbhum in 2003. He was then transferred as a judge in Calcutta Civil Court.<ref name=":0" />

Ghani was elevated to the Bench in the High Court of Calcutta as permanent Judge on 24 June 2009. He retired in 2012.<ref name=":0" />

==Political career==
He joined Trinamool Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-21 |title=8 months into politics, AMU alumnus wrests sole zilla parishad seat for Left in Bengal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/eight-months-into-politics-amu-alumni-wrests-sole-zilla-parishad-seat-for-left-in-bengal/story-JHdoIrYDwUVz56KhT5CVjP.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He was elected from Howrah's Jagatballavpur seat in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengal Polls 2021: Trinamul's Abdul Ghani will be taking on Congress's Isha Khan in Malda |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-trinamuls-abdul-ghani-will-be-taking-on-the-congresss-isha-khan-in-malda/cid/1813570 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> Later he was elected in the Sujapur seat defeating his rival [[Isha Khan Choudhury|Isa Khan Chowdhury]] from [[Indian National Congress|INC]] by 1,30,163 votes, becoming the candidate having largest votes in [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Sujapur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: TMC candidate in Sujapur, Malda (considered a Congress fortress), Md Abdul Gani secures victory |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/sujapur-election-result-2021-live-updates-sujapur-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3695294.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He became the chairman of the West Bengal Wakfs Board by the Madrasah Education ministry.<ref>[http://auqafboardwb.org/ Auqaf Board, MINORITY AFFAIRS & MADRASAH EDUCATION DEPTT, GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL]</ref>

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Mir Hashim Ali at 02:35, 1 April 2026