Sheikh Chand Mohammad
{{Short description|Indian lawyer and politician (1931–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name= Sheikh Chand Mohammad
|office1= Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
|term_start1= 7 November 1979
|term_end1= 7 January 1986
|predecessor1= Jogendra Nath Hazarika
|successor1 = Pulakesh Barua
|office2 = Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
|term_start2 = 30 March 1978
|term_end2 = 6 November 1979
|predecessor2 = G. C. Rajbongshi
|successor2 = G. Ahmed
|office3 = MLA of Barkhetry
| term_start3 = 1978
| term_end3 = 1985
| predecessor3 = Constituency Established
| successor3 = Pulakesh Barua
|birth_date={{birth date|1931|03|01|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|2019|05|11|1931|03|01|df=y}}
|death_place=
|party=Indian National Congress
|alma_mater=
|nationality=Indian
}}
Sheikh Chand Mohammad (1 March 1931 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian lawyer and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He was elected twice as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly. He was the speaker and deputy speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly too.
Biography
Chand Mohammad was born on 1 March 1931. His father's name was Aladar Ali and his mother's name was Fulashree Bibi. He studied in Cotton College. Then he studied in B. Borooah College. He pursued law degree from there. After completing study he practised law at the Gauhati High Court.
Chand Mohammad elected as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barkhetry in 1978.{{cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1978-83.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1978-83|website=Assam Legislative Assembly|accessdate=24 October 2019
}} Later, he was appointed deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly on 30 March 1978.{{cite web|url=http://assamassembly.nic.in/dyspeaker-list.html|title=LIST OF DEPUTY SPEAKERS SINCE 1937|website=Assam Legislative Assembly|accessdate=24 October 2019
}} He served as deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 30 March 1978 to 6 November 1979. Then he was appointed speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly on 7 November 1979.{{cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/speaker-list.html|title=LIST OF SPEAKER OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SINCE 1937|website=Assam Legislative Assembly|accessdate=24 October 2019
}} He served as speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 7 November 1979 to 7 January 1986. He was also elected as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barkhetry in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1983-85.html|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - MLA 1983-85|accessdate=24 October 2019|website=Assam Legislative Assembly
}}
Chand Mohammad died on 11 May 2019 at the age of 88.{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1219/city050|title=Former Assembly Speaker Chand Mohammad no more|date=11 May 2019|accessdate=24 October 2019|website=The Assam Tribune
}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Assam
Category:Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Category:Gauhati University alumni
Category:People from Nalbari district
Category:20th-century Indian lawyers