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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific-prefix = [[Mawlana]] | | honorific-prefix = [[Mawlana]] | ||
| image = File:M-badruddin-ajmal.JPG | |||
| caption = Ajmal in 2010 | |||
| office1 = [[All India United Democratic Front|President of All India United Democratic Front]] | | office1 = [[All India United Democratic Front|President of All India United Democratic Front]] | ||
| term_start1 = 2 October 2005 | | term_start1 = 2 October 2005 | ||
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| predecessor1 = ''Post established'' | | predecessor1 = ''Post established'' | ||
| successor1 = | | successor1 = | ||
| office2 = [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Member of Assam Legislative Assembly]] | | office2 = [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency2 = [[Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salmara South]] | | constituency2 = [[Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salmara South]] | ||
| term_start2 = 2006 | | term_start2 = 2006 | ||
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| name = Badruddin Ajmal | | name = Badruddin Ajmal | ||
| constituency = [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]] | | constituency = [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]] | ||
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | | office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Ajmal was born | Ajmal was born on 12 February 1950 to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family from [[Hojai]] in central [[Assam]]. His family traces their origins to the [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet district]] of [[Bangladesh|eastern Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/assam-assembly-election-perfume-baron-badruddin-ajmal-is-expected-to-hold-on-to-his-strongholds-expand-his-reach/articleshow/50787794.cms?from=mdr|title=Assam assembly election: Perfume baron Badruddin Ajmal is expected to hold on to his strongholds & expand his reach|date=31 January 2016|author=Seetharaman, G.|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> He is the son of Haji Ajmal Ali, a rice farmer who moved to Mumbai in 1950 to try to succeed in the perfume industry using the ''[[Agarwood|oud]]'' plant. After the opening of the first store in the 1960s, the Ajmal perfume brand quickly grew to become a large brand in the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sajjad|first=M.|title=Ajmal Perfumes: A 70-year legacy of farm to fragrance|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/videos/nation/ajmal-perfumes-a-70-year-legacy-of-farm-to-fragrance|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref> | ||
He holds master's degrees in [[Islamic Theology|Theology]] and [[Arabic]] from [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].<ref name="aj"/> | |||
He is the managing trustee of Haji Abdul Majid Memorial (HAMM) Public Trust, Hojai. This trust is best known for the [[charitable hospital]] Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital and Research Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ajmalfoundation.org/ |title=Ajmal Foundation |access-date=24 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401130846/http://www.ajmalfoundation.org/ |archive-date=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at [[Hojai]], Assam. He also established a hospital at Malua near Badarpur of [[Karimganj | == Career == | ||
The son of the founder of Ajmal Perfumes, he established the [[All India United Democratic Front]] (AIUDF) in 2005.<ref>http://www.aiudf.org AIUDF Official Website</ref> He is also the president of the Assam State [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]].<ref name="aj">{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4436 |title=Bioprofile of 15th Lok Sabha members, India |access-date=30 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102003242/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4436 |archive-date=2 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a three-time MP from [[Dhubri]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=15th Lok sabha members, Assam, India|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetail.aspx?state_code=Assam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925134612/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetail.aspx?state_code=Assam|archive-date=25 September 2015|access-date=30 June 2012}}</ref> He has been regularly listed among "[[The 500 Most Influential Muslims]]" of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Muslim 500: Badruddin Ajmal Qasmi|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/badruddin-ajmal-qasmi/|access-date=2020-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/22-Indians-among-worlds-influential-Muslims/articleshow/49315830.cms|title=Times of India on 22 most influential Muslims in India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref> | |||
He is the managing trustee of Haji Abdul Majid Memorial (HAMM) Public Trust, Hojai. This trust is best known for the [[charitable hospital]] Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital and Research Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ajmalfoundation.org/ |title=Ajmal Foundation |access-date=24 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401130846/http://www.ajmalfoundation.org/ |archive-date=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at [[Hojai]], Assam. He also established a hospital at Malua near [[Badarpur, Assam|Badarpur]] of [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]], named as Badarpur Hospital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Badruddin Ajmal Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Assembly |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-candidates-list-2019/badruddin-ajmal-03004-4 |work=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2005, he established Ajmal Foundation, a non-governmental organization based in Assam, India, and operating 25 educational institution across the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Number of Students Clearing NEET Exam After Coaching From Ajmal Foundation’s Increases from 11 to 80 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/number-of-students-clearing-neet-exam-after-coaching-from-ajmal-foundations-increases-from-11-to-80-2977391.html |work=www.news18.com |date=2020-10-18 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Political activities== | ==Political activities== | ||