Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Dhubri (Assam )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Syed Ali Sarkar Jotdar
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Sabjun Nessa
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Date of Birth
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01.04.1947
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Place of Birth
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Dhanirdanga, Distt. Bongaigaon (Assam)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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16 Jan 1975
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Syeda Afruza Begum
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No. of Sons
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3
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No.of Daughters
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4
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Educational Qualifications
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B.Sc., B.A., B.T.
Educated at B.N. College Dhubri, Assam,
Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam and B.T. College,
Kokrajhar, Assam
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Profession
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Businessperson
Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Ward No. 4, Chapar,
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Dhubri (Assam)
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Tel. (03664) 262333
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Present Address |
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16-A, Firozshah Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tel. (011) 23323292, 9868180509 (M)
Fax. 23313314
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Position Held |
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1991-96
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Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
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1991-1993
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Minister of State, Finance, Planning and Development, Government of Assam
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1993-1996
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Chairman, Committee on Estimates, Assam Legislative Assembly
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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2 January 2006
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Book Published
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Bagdadee Rahmatullahar Shesh Trish, Basar (Assamese-1987)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Contributed articles to Agradoot, Janakranti, Muzahid, etc. weeklies & bi-weeklies in Assamese and Asstt. Editor, `Pratidin` an Assamese daily 1983-84
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with a number of social, cultural, Educational and Sports Organisations; working President, Assam Sepak Takraw Federation; Founder President, Assam Pradesh Qaumi Tanzeem; Chairman, INTUC Assam State Sevadal; Vice-President, Assam Master Roll Union; Chief Patron Moinamati Silpi Samaj (a Goalparia Cultural and Folk Dance Organisation); Hony. Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Bilaspara District Branch; Founder Secretary, All Assam Derecognised High School Teachers and Employees Union; Founder Convenor, All Assam Minorities Students Union (AAMSU); Executive Member, State Unit of Red Cross Society, Assam; Member, Disaster Management Committee, Assam
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Special Interests
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Social service and efforts for the upliftment of the socio-educational and economic and cultural development of the downtrodden and backward classes, minorities, SCs, STs, etc.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Music; travelling and reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Playing badminton, and indoor games; associated with sports and clubs
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Countries Visited
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Bangladesh, Nepal and visited Saudi Arabia as a member of Indian Good-Will Delegation (1992) and (2005)
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Other Information
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Refrained from supporting the Assam Agitation and was socially boycotted by AASU and prevented from attending the school he served; protested through gheraos, dharna and continuous strikes, etc.; took active part in forming All Assam Minorities Students Union; participated in the tripartite talks on Assam Agitation issue with Late Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi and other Ministers of Union Government several times as Advisor of AAMSU; and ultimately resigned and joined active politics; as Secretary, All Assam De-recognized High School Teachers and Employees Union, led a state-wide agitation; and a De-recognition Policy was ultimately withdrawn by the Government of Assam in 1972; Assistant Teacher 1967-1985; Chairman; (i) Sub-Divisional Planning and Development of North Salmara & Bilaspara 1991-93; and (ii) Assam Pradesh Congress Seva Dal, 1995-97, General Secretary, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee1997-2005; G.O.C. Assam Pradesh Congress Seva Dal, 1985-90
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Reference: Loksabha