Sarbananda Sonowal

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarbananda Sonowal
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 31, 1961(1961-10-31)
Age	63
Birthplace	Dibrugarh
Country	India
Birth City	Assam
Horoscope	Scorpio

Sarbananda Sonowal Biography

Sarbananda Sonowal is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 31, 1961 in Dibrugarh, Assam, India.

Sarbananda Sonowal (Assamese: [xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal] ) (born 31 October 1961) is an Indian politician, who served as the former Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India. He has since then served as the Chief Minister of Assam since 2016 .

The IMDT Act is an instrument passed by Indian Parliament when there was no MP elected from Assam, to detect illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh) and expel them from Assam. While the IMDT Act operates only in Assam, the Foreigners Act (1946) applies to the rest of the country. It is applicable to those Bangladeshi nationals who settled in Assam on or after 25 March 1971. Under the Act, the onus of proving the citizenship of a suspected illegal alien rests on the complainant, often the police. On the other hand, according to the provisions of the Foreigners Act, the onus lies with the person suspected to be an alien.

Sarbananda Sonowal Net Worth

Sarbananda Sonowal is one of the richest Politician from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarbananda Sonowal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1961 in Molokgaon located in the Dibrugarh district of Assam to Shri Jibeswar Sonowal and Dineswari Sonowal. He completed his bachelor’s degree with English Honours from Hanumanbaksh Kanoi College under Dibrugarh University and his LLB from Gauhati University.

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Who is Sarbananda Sonowal Dating?

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Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from all executive posts within AGP and left the party, due to dissatisfaction with and amongst the senior leadership of the party who were trying to forge an alliance with a party that was against the scrapping of the controversial IMDT Act. On 8 February 2011, Sonowal joined BJP in the presence of the then BJP National President Nitin Gadkari and senior leaders like Varun Gandhi, Vijay Goel, Bijoya Chakravarty and state BJP president Ranjit Dutta. He was immediately appointed as a member of the BJP National Executive and later on the State Spokesperson of the BJP unit, prior to his current assignment to head the state as the new president. On 28 January 2016, BJP Parliamentary Board announced Sarbananda Sonowal as BJP Chief Ministerial candidate of Assam. He is not married.

Facts & Trivia

Jean Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Sarbananda Sonowal celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.

He was selected as the CM candidate of BJP for the 2016 Assam Assembly Election. On 19 May 2016, Sarbananda Sonowal won the Assembly Election from Majuli Constituency making himself the next Chief Minister of Assam from Bharatiya Janata Party .

Who is present CM of Assam?

Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma Sri Himanta Biswa Sarma is the 15th Chief Minister of Assam.

Who succeeded Sarbananda Sonowal as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam?

Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam on 10 May 2021, which lead to the formation of his ministry and the current Government of Assam. He succeeded his colleague Sarbananda Sonowal. He was administered the oath by Governor Jagdish Mukhi. Himanta Biswa Sarma became the 15th Chief Minister of Assam.

Who is the first lady Chief Minister of Assam?

Political career In the history of Assam, she was the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of the state. She was Chief Minister of Assam from 6 December 1980 to 30 June 1981. In Indian history also, Syeda Anwara Taimur was the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of any state.

Who came first in Assam?

The Ahom dynasty was established by Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao who came to Assam after crossing the Patkai Mountains. It is between 13th and 19th century that several tribal communities also came into the historical forefront of Assam.

Who is the first health minister of Assam?

Himanta Biswa Sarma
Ministry| Health and Family Welfare, Finance, Public Works, Culture
Minister of State of the Government of Assam
In office 1 September 2004 – June 2006
Chief Minister| Tarun Gogoi