| Zafar Imam | |
| Term Start: | 23 December 1989 |
| Term End: | 6 December 1990 |
| Predecessor: | A.K.M. Maidul Islam Mukul |
| Successor: | Kazi Fazlur Rahman |
| Office2: | Minister of State for Disaster Management and relief |
| Term Start2: | 24 November 1981 |
| Term End2: | 24 March 1982 |
| Predecessor2: | Emran Ali Sarkar |
| Successor2: | Major General Abdul Mannan Siddique (as Minister of Food) |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament |
| Term Start3: | 10 July 1986 |
| Term End3: | 6 December 1990 |
| Predecessor3: | Position Established |
| Successor3: | Khaleda Zia |
| Constituency3: | Feni-1 |
| Birth Date: | 1947 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Feni, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Party: | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Allegiance: | (Before 1971) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1967-1976 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit: | Frontier Force Regiment East Bengal Regiment |
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| Battles: | Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards: | Bir Bikrom |
| Alma Mater: | Dhaka University |
Zafar Imam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry (Bangladesh) and a former member of parliament for Feni-1.
Imam was commissioned in April 1967 in the 9th Frontier Force Regiment. He served in 9th Frontier Force Regiment till 1970. In late 1970, he was transferred to 24th Frontier Force Regiment. In 1971 he was posted to the 24 Frontier Force Regiment as a captain in Comilla Cantonment.
After the crackdown he left the Pakistan Army and joined the Mukti Bahini.He fought in Sector 2 and served there as a Sub Sector Commander. In October when K Force was formed then he was promoted to the rank of Major and was appointed as the founding Commanding officer of 10 East Bengal Regiment.He was awarded Bir Bikram for his role during the war.After the independence he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served as the Provost Marshal of Bangladesh Army. Later he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of 15th East Bengal Regiment in Rangpur Cantonment.[1] [2]
In 1980 Imam joined the cabinet of Ziaur Rahman. After the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman he joined the cabinet of President Abdus Sattar as a Minister of State and was given the charge of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. He served there till 24 March 1982.Later he joined the Jatiya Party and was elected to parliament from Feni-1 in 1986.[3] He was re-elected from Feni-1.On 23 December 1989 he joined the cabinet of President Hussein Mohammad Ershad and took charge as the Minister of Environment Forest and Climate Change. He served until the government fell down in late 1990.[4]
Imam contested the 1991 election from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party but lost to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[5] The Awami League had nominated Md. Zakaria Bhuiyan who also lost.
Imam contested the 1996 election from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party but came a distant third behind Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Imam contested the 2001 election from Feni-1 as a candidate of the Awami League but lost to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.