Z. Obed is a politician from Nagaland, India. In 2003 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland, as the Nagaland People's Front candidate in the constituency Kohima Town (ST). In 1993 he was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate. In 1998 he again contested as INC candidate, but lost.
In 2007 he led a rebellion inside the ruling coalition, seeking to remove Neiphiu Rio as Chief Minister. In September 2007, he resigned from NPF, after being suspended for two years from the party.