Nathan Bom
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| Born | c. 1980 Ruma upazila, Bandarban, Bangladesh |
| Allegiance | Kuki-Chin National Front |
| Service/ | Kuki-Chin National Army |
| Years of service | 2017–present |
| Battles/wars | Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict |
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]
Bom is a local resident of Heder Para in Ruma upazila. According to the claims of locals, he was born c. 1980.[1] He earned his masters degree from Dhaka University Faculty of Fine Arts. His wife Lal Sam Kim Bawm is a staff nurse.[3][4]
He was associated with politics from a young age. He was a member of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS)'s youth wing. In 2000, Bom set up a sculpture of Manabendra Narayan LarmaatKhagrachhari 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]
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][5]
