Nathan Bom

Nathan Lanchew Bom[1] is a Bawm politician and militant leader from Chittagong Hill Tracts who has been serving as the founding president of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), as well as the leader of the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA).[2] He founded KNF in 2017. Since then, his location remains unknown.[1]

Nathan Bom
Bornc. 1980
Ruma upazila, Bandarban, Bangladesh
AllegianceKuki-Chin National Front
Service/branchKuki-Chin National Army
Years of service2017–present
Battles/warsChittagong Hill Tracts conflict
Children1

Biography

Bom is a local resident of Heder Para in Ruma upazila. According to the claims of locals, he was born on c. 1980. He earned his master's degree from Dhaka University Faculty of Fine Arts. His wife is a teacher in a local school. Bom has one child.[1]

He was associated with politics from young ages. He was a member of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS)'s youth wing. In 2000, Bom set up a sculpture of Manabendra Narayan Larma at Khagrachhari town.[1]

In the 2018 Bangladesh general elections, Bom become the first politician from the Bawm community to collect nomination paper for 300th Jatiya Sangsad constituency.[1][2]

He wrote several books about Bawm community, including The Bawmjow.[1]

Kuki-Chin National Front

In 2008, Bom founded an NGO named Kuki-Chin National Development Organization (KNDO). In 2016, he launched an armed group named Kuki-Chin National Volunteers (KNV). In 2017, KNV changed its name to Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF).[1][3]

References
  1. "কে এই নাথান বম?". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
  2. Pakbir, Mir Mosharref Hossain. "Kuki-Chin National Army: A fierce regional threat in sight". Daily Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. "Who are these Kuki-Chin armies in the CHT?". www.dhakatribune.com. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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