Akhay Kumar Das

Akshay Kumar Das (; born 1903) was a Bengali Hindu politician of Pakistan, who served as a representative of East Pakistan in both the First and Second Constituent Assemblies, and held multiple ministries across the 1950s in governments formed by different political parties. After swearing-in of 2nd coalition Saaduluh ministry, February 1938, Standing (l to r) J J M Nichols-Roy, Muhammed Saadulah, Abdul Matin Chaudhury. Seated (l to r) Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri, Munawar Ali, Das

Das was born at Sullah, Sylhet in 1903. He was a lawyer by training, and practiced at the local court before joining politics. Das won the reserved seat, unopposed. by the Assembly to represent Assam at the Constituent Assembly of India. Das opposed Partition — unlike many of his Dalit compatriots — and lobbied for the inclusion of Sylhet in India but chose to stay in Pakistan after the referendum went against him, becoming a member of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. In Pakistan, he became the President of East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation in the aftermath of Jogendra Nath Mandal's departure to India (1950) and gained significant political mileage.

In the 1954 East Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Das was re-elected from his seat. In October 1957, I. I. Chundrigar (from Muslim League) formed government and appointed him as the Minister of State for Caste Affairs but his government fell within 2 months.