Humayun Kabir (West Bengal politician)

Humayun Kabir (born 3 January 1963) is an Indian politician from West Bengal, who is a member of the West Bengal Assembly (MLA) from Bharatpur constituency since 2021. A former member of Trinamool Congress, he also served as a Minister of State during First Banerjee ministry. During his career as Congress, he served as an MLA at Rejinagar from 2011 until his resignation in 2012. TMC expelled him in December, 2025 for his initiative of building a Babri-style mosque. Since then he has founded the AJUP and currently serves as its president.

In 2015, he was expelled from Trinamool for 6 years for doing anti-party activities. He contested as an independent candidate in 2016 elections to retain his Rejinagar seat from his predecessor Rabiul Chowdhury but lost. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2018 and contested from Murshidabad seat during 2019 Indian general elections but lost to TMC. After completing six years of expulsion, he rejoined TMC and won as MLA from Bharatpur seat.

Humayun Kabir was suspended from the Trinamool Congress after he reportedly proposed the construction of a Babri Masjid in Bengal in December 2025. On 22 December 2025, he launched his own party, named Aam Janata Unnayan Party.

While campaigning for the 2024 Indian general election, Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir stated that he will throw Bharatiya Janata Party supporters into the Bhagirathi River, a branch of the Ganges in West Bengal, in a span of two hours after winning. He stated that Muslims constitute 70% of the population of Murshidabad and to "not imagine" that "only 30 percent" (i.e. Hindus) are present.