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{{ | {{short description|Union Cabinet Minister from Assam (born 1962)}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| image = | | image = Sonowal in 2026.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Sonowal in 2026 | ||
| birth_date = {{ | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|10|31}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Dibrugarh district|Mulukgaon]], [[Assam]], India | ||
| office = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] | | office = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] | ||
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]] | | primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]] | ||
| term_start = 7 July 2021 | | term_start = 7 July 2021 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = | ||
| office1 = [[Ministry of AYUSH|Union Minister of AYUSH]] | |||
| office1 = [[Ministry of AYUSH|Minister of AYUSH]] | | primeminister1 = Narendra Modi | ||
| primeminister1 = | |||
| term_start1 = 7 July 2021 | | term_start1 = 7 July 2021 | ||
| term_end1 = | | term_end1 = 10 June 2024 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[Shripad Naik]] | | predecessor1 = [[Shripad Naik]] | ||
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] | | successor1 = [[Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav]] (as MoS I/C) | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Biswajit Daimary]] | | office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]] | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Biswajit Daimary]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sarbananda-sonowal-resgins-from-assam-assembly-rajya-sabha-1858241-2021-09-28 |title=Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly |work=India Today |date=28 September 2021 |author=Hemanta Kumar Nath |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| term_start2 = 1 October 2021 | | term_start2 = 1 October 2021 | ||
| term_end2 = | | term_end2 = 4 June 2024 | ||
| constituency2 = [[Assam]] | | constituency2 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam|Assam]] | ||
| office3 = [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs|Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] | | office3 = [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs|Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] | ||
| term_start3 = 12 July 2021 | | term_start3 = 12 July 2021 | ||
| term_end3 = | | term_end3 = | ||
| primeminister3 = | | primeminister3 = Narendra Modi | ||
| order4 = 14th | | order4 = 14th | ||
| office4 = Chief Minister of Assam | | office4 = Chief Minister of Assam | ||
| governor4 = [[Padmanabha Acharya]] | | governor4 = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]<br>[[Banwarilal Purohit]]<br> [[Jagdish Mukhi]] | ||
| predecessor4 = [[Tarun Gogoi]] | | predecessor4 = [[Tarun Gogoi]] | ||
| successor4 = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] | | successor4 = [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] | ||
| term_start4 = 24 May 2016 | | term_start4 = 24 May 2016 | ||
| term_end4 = 10 May 2021 | | term_end4 = 10 May 2021 | ||
| office5 = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports]] | |||
| primeminister5 = Narendra Modi | |||
| office5 = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] | |||
| primeminister5 = | |||
| predecessor5 = [[Jitendra Singh (Congress politician)|Jitendra Singh]] | | predecessor5 = [[Jitendra Singh (Congress politician)|Jitendra Singh]] | ||
| successor5 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)| | | successor5 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]] | ||
| term_start5 = 26 May 2014 | | term_start5 = 26 May 2014 | ||
| term_end5 = 23 May 2016 | | term_end5 = 23 May 2016<ref>{{cite web | author=PTI | title=Sarbananda Sonowal resigns as Union Minister | website=The Financial Express | date=22 May 2016 | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/sarbananda-sonowal-resigns-as-union-minister/262771/ | access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
| office6 = [[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship|Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development]] | | office6 = [[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship|Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development]] | ||
| primeminister6 = | | primeminister6 = Narendra Modi | ||
| term_start6 = 26 May 2014 | | term_start6 = 26 May 2014 | ||
| term_end6 = 9 November 2014 | | term_end6 = 9 November 2014 | ||
| predecessor6 = | | predecessor6 = ''office established'' | ||
| successor6 = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] | | successor6 = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] | ||
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | | office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
| constituency7 = [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]] | | constituency7 = [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh, Assam]] | ||
| | | term_start7 = 4 June 2024 | ||
| | | term_end7 = | ||
| | | predecessor7 = [[Rameshwar Teli]] | ||
| | | constituency8 = [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur, Assam]] | ||
| | | term_start8 = 16 May 2014 | ||
| | | term_end8 = 23 May 2016 | ||
| | | predecessor8 = [[Ranee Narah]] | ||
| | | successor8 = [[Pradan Baruah]] | ||
| | | constituency9 = [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh, Assam]] | ||
| | | term_start9 = 13 May 2004 | ||
| | | term_end9 = 15 May 2009 | ||
| | | predecessor9 = [[Paban Singh Ghatowar]] | ||
| | | successor9 = Paban Singh Ghatowar | ||
| | | office10 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | constituency10 = [[Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majuli]] | ||
| | | term_start10 = 19 May 2016 | ||
| | | term_end10 = 28 September 2021 | ||
| | | predecessor10 = [[Rajib Lochan Pegu]] | ||
| successor10 = [[Bhuban Gam]] | |||
| constituency11 = [[Moran Town|Moran]] | |||
| term_start11 = 13 May 2001 | |||
| term_end11 = 16 May 2004 | |||
| predecessor11 = Joy Chandra Nagbanshi | |||
| successor11 = Jibantara Ghatowar | |||
| office12 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam]] | |||
| term_start12 = 2012 | |||
| term_end12 = 2014 | |||
| predecessor12 = [[Ranjit Dutta]] | |||
| successor12 = [[Siddhartha Bhattacharya]] | |||
| term_start13 = 2015 | |||
| term_end13 = 2016 | |||
| predecessor13 = [[Siddhartha Bhattacharya]] | |||
| successor13 = [[Ranjeet Kumar Dass]] | |||
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2011-present)}} | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2011-present)}} | ||
| otherparty = [[Asom Gana Parishad]] {{small|(2001-11)}} | | otherparty = [[Asom Gana Parishad]] {{small|(2001-11)}} | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| parents = | | parents = | ||
| alma_mater = *[[Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College|DHSK College]], [[Dibrugarh University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]) | | alma_mater = *[[Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College|DHSK College]], [[Dibrugarh University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]) | ||
*[[Gauhati University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] , [[Bachelor of Journalism|B.C.J]]) | *[[Gauhati University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]], [[Bachelor of Journalism|B.C.J]]) | ||
| profession = | | profession = Lawyer | ||
| | | nati§ve_name = | ||
| residence = 29, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, [[New Delhi]] | | residence = {{ubl|29, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, [[New Delhi]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sarbananda Sonowal''' ( | '''Sarbananda Sonowal''' ({{IPA|as|xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal|lang|}}; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 2nd [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] since 2021.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/sarbananda-sonowal.html |title=Chief Minister of Assam |work=Assam Legislative Assembly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/jatir-nayak-sarbananda-sonowal-ex-assam-cm-to-begin-new-innings-in-pm-modis-cabinet-3934322.html |title='Jatir Nayak' Sarbananda Sonowal: Ex-Assam CM Begins New Innings in Modi Cabinet as Shipping Minister |date=8 July 2021 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He also has been a [[Government of India|Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sarbananda-sonowal-l-murugan-take-oath-as-rajya-sabha-members-2560451 |title=Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan Take Oath As Rajya Sabha Members |date=1 October 2021 |work=NDTV |language=en}}</ref> and also a member of the [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] since 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/irani-sonowal-named-for-cabinet-committee-on-political-affairs-in-rejig-121071300180_1.html |title=Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig |work=Business Standard |date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He previously served as the 14th [[Chief Minister of Assam]] (2016–2021), as a member of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] for Majuli (2016–2021) and for Moran (2001–2004). Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state unit President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Sarbananda-Sonowal-A-profile/article14336945.ece |title=Sarbananda Sonowal: A profile |work=The Hindu |date=3 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He also served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India, from 2014 to 2016 and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development from 2014 to 2014 and the member of the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur from 2014 to 2016 and from Dibrugarh from 2004 to 2009. He was also the member of the [[Asom Gana Parishad]] from 2001 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/portfolios-of-the-union-council-of-ministers-2/ | title=Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers | publisher=PM India | access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/assam-kerala-elections-2016-ballotin-eye-on-dispur/|title=Ballotin: Eye on Dispur|date=2016-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=ANI|date=Jul 7, 2021|title=Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Union minister in PM Modi's Cabinet {{!}} India News-Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-assam-cm-sarbananda-sonowal-takes-oath-as-union-minister-in-pm-modis-cabinet/articleshow/84205581.cms|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 to a [[ | Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 to a [[Sonowal Kachari people|Sonowal]] family in Muluk Gaon located in the [[Dibrugarh district]] of Assam to Jibeswar Sonowal ''(father)'' and Dineswari Sonowal ''(mother)''. | ||
Sonowal did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Dibrugarh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.donboscoindia.com/english/bis/newscomments_default.php?newsid=7578 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 December 2022 |archive-date=3 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203222034/https://www.donboscoindia.com/english/bis/newscomments_default.php?newsid=7578 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> He completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.(Hons)]] in [[English language|English]] from [[Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College]] under [[Dibrugarh University]] and his [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] from [[Gauhati University]] and [[Bachelor of Journalism|B.C.J]] from [[Gauhati University]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
[[File:Shri Sarbananda Sonowal assumed charge as the Union Minister for Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in New Delhi on June 11, 2024 (1).jpg|thumb|Sonowal taking charge as Union Minister for Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in New Delhi on June 11, 2024.]] | |||
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the New Government of Assam, in Guwahati (2).jpg|thumb|Sonowal taking oath as [[Chief Minister of Assam]] on 24 May, 2016.]] | |||
Sarbananda Sonowal was the President of Assam's oldest student body, the [[All Assam Students Union]] (AASU) from 1992 to 1999. After that, he became a member of the [[Asom Gana Parishad]] (AGP). In 2001, he was elected as the MLA from '''[[Moran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Moran]]''' constituency of [[Assam]]. In 2004, he became a Lok Sabha member representing the '''[[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]''' constituency.<ref name="Sonowal Reference1" /> He lost Lok Sabha election from Dibrugarh in 2009. He joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in 2011.<ref name="Sonowal Reference1" /> | |||
He was appointed president of BJP's Assam Unit in 2012 and is also a member of the party's National Executive. In the 2014 general election for Lok Sabha he was appointed to head Assam State's Lok Sabha Elections by BJP, and in the same year he was also elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], 16th Lok Sabha, from '''[[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]]''' Constituency.<ref name=" Sonowal Reference1" /> He was then appointed as Union Minister of State-Independent Charge, of the Government of India under the Modi Government at the center. | |||
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.jpg|thumb|250px| The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge) to Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 26, 2014]] | |||
He was selected as the CM candidate of BJP for the [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016 Assam Assembly Election]]. On 19 May 2016, Sarbananda Sonowal won the Assembly Election from '''[[Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majuli]]''' Constituency, and he became Chief Minister of Assam, the first CM of the state from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. In 2021 he was re-elected to Assam Vidhan Sabha from Majuli. He resigned as Chief Minister and proposed Himanta Biswa Sarma's name as his successor. He became [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] and [[Ministry of AYUSH|Minister of AYUSH]] in [[Second Modi ministry]] when cabinet overhaul happened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-cabinet-rejig-full-list-of-new-ministers-1825111-2021-07-07|title=Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers|website=India Today|access-date=2021-07-07}}</ref> | |||
==Joining BJP== | |||
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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/assam-influx-scrapping-of-imdt-act-brought-aiudfs-badruddin-ajmal-into-politics-as-saviour-of-minorities-4364695.html |title=Assam influx: Scrapping of IMDT Act brought AIUDF's Badruddin Ajmal into politics as saviour of minorities |work=Firstpost |date=24 February 2018 |author=Moushumi Saikia |language=en}}</ref> 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 (politician)|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-departs-from-practice-names-sarbananda-sonowal-as-assam-cm-candidate/articleshow/50761663.cms|title=BJP departs from practice, names Sarbananda Sonowal as Assam CM candidate|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2016-01-28}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
He is not married.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/delhi/story/yogi-adityanath-indias-bachelor-chief-ministers-club-966425-2017-03-19 |title=Yogi Adityanath is new entrant to India's bachelor chief ministers' club |work=India Today |date=19 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Positions held== | ==Positions held== | ||
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*2004: Elected as Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha from [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh Constituency]] | *2004: Elected as Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha from [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh Constituency]] | ||
*2005: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | *2005: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs | ||
*2006: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce & Industry | *2006: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce & Industry | ||
*2011: Appointed | *2011: Appointed National Executive Member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
*2011: Appointed | *2011: Appointed State Spokesperson and General Secretary for [[Assam]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
*2012: Appointed | *2012: Appointed State President for [[Assam]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref name="Sonowal Reference1">{{cite news |title=Sarbananda Sonowal |url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/sarbananda-sonowal/ |access-date=21 February 2021 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=18 December 2014 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*2014: Appointed to head State's [[16th Lok Sabha]] Elections [[Assam]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | *2014: Appointed to head State's [[16th Lok Sabha]] Elections [[Assam]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
*2014: Elected as Member of Parliament, [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur Constituency]] | *2014: Elected as Member of Parliament, [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur Constituency]] | ||
*2014: Appointed | *2014: Appointed Union Minister of State-Independent Charge, [[Republic of India]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-sarbananda-sonowal-564060 |title=Minister of State (Independent Charge): Sarbananda Sonowal |work=NDTV |date=27 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*2016: Declared as BJP Chief minister candidate for 2016 Assam assembly elections. | *2016: Declared as BJP Chief minister candidate for 2016 Assam assembly elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ahead-of-assam-elections-bjp-names-sarbananda-sonowal-as-cm-candidate-2602584.html|title=Ahead of Assam elections, BJP names Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate - Firstpost|date=28 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
* 2016-2021: [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Member of Assam Legislative Assembly]] from [[Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majuli Constituency]] | * 2016-2021: [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Member of Assam Legislative Assembly]] from [[Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Majuli Constituency]] | ||
* 2016–2021: 14th [[Chief Minister of Assam]] | * 2016–2021: 14th [[Chief Minister of Assam]] | ||
* 2021–present: [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] and [[Ministry of AYUSH|Minister of AYUSH]] in the [[Government of India]] | * 2021–present: [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]] and [[Ministry of AYUSH|Minister of AYUSH]] in the [[Government of India]] | ||
* 2021–present: Member of the [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] in the [[Government of India]] | * 2021–present: Member of the [[Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs]] in the [[Government of India]] | ||
* | * 2021–2024: Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]] | ||
* 2024- Present: [[Member of Parliament]], [[Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref name="Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls">{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=27 July 2024|date=6 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727153249/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|archivedate=27 July 2024}}</ref> | |||
===Social and cultural activities=== | ===Social and cultural activities=== | ||
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* Chairman - North East Students Organisation, 1996–2000 | * Chairman - North East Students Organisation, 1996–2000 | ||
==Arts & culture== | ==Arts & culture== | ||
[[File:GIFF Sarbananda Sonowal Chief Minister of Assam.jpg|left|thumb]] | [[File:GIFF Sarbananda Sonowal Chief Minister of Assam.jpg|left|thumb|Sonowal delivering a speech]] | ||
The annual [[Guwahati International Film Festival]] was started during his tenure. It is organised by the State Government-owned [[Jyoti Chitraban]] (Film Studio) Society in association with the [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]]. The first edition was held in | The annual [[Guwahati International Film Festival]] was started during his tenure. It is organised by the State Government-owned [[Jyoti Chitraban]] (Film Studio) Society in association with the [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute]]. The first edition was held in October 2018, the second in October-November 2019. The 3rd edition has been postponed owing to the present [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to early 2021. | ||
==Role removing the IMDT Act== | ==Role removing the IMDT Act== | ||
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The [[Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983|IMDT Act]] is an instrument passed by [[Indian Parliament]] 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. | The [[Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983|IMDT Act]] is an instrument passed by [[Indian Parliament]] 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. | ||
Sonowal took the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]. By its judgement dated 12 July 2005, the court struck down the [[Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983]], as unconstitutional and termed Bangladeshi infiltration an "external aggression" and directed that "the Bangladesh nationals who have illegally crossed the border and have trespassed into Assam or are living in other parts of the country have no legal right of any kind to remain in India and they are liable to be deported." | Sonowal took the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]. By its judgement dated 12 July 2005, the court struck down the [[Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983]], as unconstitutional and termed Bangladeshi infiltration an "external aggression" and directed that "the Bangladesh nationals who have illegally crossed the border and have trespassed into Assam or are living in other parts of the country have no legal right of any kind to remain in India and they are liable to be deported."<ref name="Promising Assam Leader Sarbananda Sonowal in Cabinet">{{cite news|title=Promising Assam Leader Sarbananda Sonowal in Cabinet|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Promising-Assam-Leader-Sarbananda-Sonowal-in-Cabinet/842026|access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[All Assam Students Union]] | *[[All Assam Students Union]] | ||
*[[Asom Gana Parishad]] | *[[Asom Gana Parishad]] | ||
*[[Sarbananda Sonowal ministry ( | *[[Sonowal ministry|Sarbananda Sonowal ministry (2016–2021)]] | ||
* [[Third Modi ministry]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament | {{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament<br />for [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]] |years=2004 – 2009}} | ||
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Sarbananda Sonowal | |
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| Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Union Minister of AYUSH | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Succeeded by | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (as MoS I/C) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1 October 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Biswajit Daimary<ref>Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today.</ref> |
| Constituency | Assam |
| Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| 14th Chief Minister of Assam | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 10 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Padmanabha Acharya<br>Banwarilal Purohit<br> Jagdish Mukhi |
| Preceded by | Tarun Gogoi |
| Succeeded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 23 May 2016<ref>PTI (22 May 2016). "Sarbananda Sonowal resigns as Union Minister". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 May 2016.</ref> | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Teli |
| Constituency | Dibrugarh, Assam |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ranee Narah |
| Succeeded by | Pradan Baruah |
| Constituency | Lakhimpur, Assam |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 15 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Paban Singh Ghatowar |
| Succeeded by | Paban Singh Ghatowar |
| Constituency | Dibrugarh, Assam |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 28 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rajib Lochan Pegu |
| Succeeded by | Bhuban Gam |
| Constituency | Majuli |
| In office 13 May 2001 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Joy Chandra Nagbanshi |
| Succeeded by | Jibantara Ghatowar |
| Constituency | Moran |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ranjit Dutta |
| Succeeded by | Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
| Succeeded by | Ranjeet Kumar Dass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1962 Mulukgaon, Assam, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Asom Gana Parishad (2001-11) |
| Residence |
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| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sarbananda Sonowal (as; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways since 2021.<ref name=":0">"Chief Minister of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly.</ref><ref>"'Jatir Nayak' Sarbananda Sonowal: Ex-Assam CM Begins New Innings in Modi Cabinet as Shipping Minister". News18. 8 July 2021.</ref> He also has been a Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021<ref>"Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan Take Oath As Rajya Sabha Members". NDTV. 1 October 2021.</ref> and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs since 2021.<ref>"Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig". Business Standard. 13 July 2021.</ref> He previously served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam (2016–2021), as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Majuli (2016–2021) and for Moran (2001–2004). Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state unit President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016.<ref>"Sarbananda Sonowal: A profile". The Hindu. 3 April 2016.</ref> He also served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India, from 2014 to 2016 and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development from 2014 to 2014 and the member of the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur from 2014 to 2016 and from Dibrugarh from 2004 to 2009. He was also the member of the Asom Gana Parishad from 2001 to 2011.<ref>"Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers". PM India. Retrieved 24 November 2015.</ref><ref>"Ballotin: Eye on Dispur". 16 March 2016.</ref><ref>"Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Union minister in PM Modi's Cabinet | India News-Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.</ref>
Early life and education
Sarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 to a Sonowal family in Muluk Gaon located in the Dibrugarh district of Assam to Jibeswar Sonowal (father) and Dineswari Sonowal (mother).
Sonowal did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Dibrugarh.<ref>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)</ref> He completed his B.A.(Hons) in English from Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College under Dibrugarh University and his LLB from Gauhati University and B.C.J from Gauhati University.<ref name=":0" />
Political career
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Sarbananda Sonowal was the President of Assam's oldest student body, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) from 1992 to 1999. After that, he became a member of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). In 2001, he was elected as the MLA from Moran constituency of Assam. In 2004, he became a Lok Sabha member representing the Dibrugarh constituency.<ref name="Sonowal Reference1" /> He lost Lok Sabha election from Dibrugarh in 2009. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2011.<ref name="Sonowal Reference1" />
He was appointed president of BJP's Assam Unit in 2012 and is also a member of the party's National Executive. In the 2014 general election for Lok Sabha he was appointed to head Assam State's Lok Sabha Elections by BJP, and in the same year he was also elected as Member of Parliament, 16th Lok Sabha, from Lakhimpur Constituency.<ref name=" Sonowal Reference1" /> He was then appointed as Union Minister of State-Independent Charge, of the Government of India under the Modi Government at the center.
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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, and he became Chief Minister of Assam, the first CM of the state from Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2021 he was re-elected to Assam Vidhan Sabha from Majuli. He resigned as Chief Minister and proposed Himanta Biswa Sarma's name as his successor. He became Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister of AYUSH in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.<ref>"Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. Retrieved 7 July 2021.</ref>
Joining BJP
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.<ref>Moushumi Saikia (24 February 2018). "Assam influx: Scrapping of IMDT Act brought AIUDF's Badruddin Ajmal into politics as saviour of minorities". Firstpost.</ref> 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.<ref>"BJP departs from practice, names Sarbananda Sonowal as Assam CM candidate". The Economic Times. 28 January 2016.</ref>
Personal life
He is not married.<ref>"Yogi Adityanath is new entrant to India's bachelor chief ministers' club". India Today. 19 March 2017.</ref>
Positions held
- 2001-2004: Elected as MLA, Assam Legislative Assembly from Moran Constituency
- 2004: Elected as Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha from Dibrugarh Constituency
- 2005: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 2006: Appointed Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- 2011: Appointed National Executive Member of Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2011: Appointed State Spokesperson and General Secretary for Assam Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2012: Appointed State President for Assam Bharatiya Janata Party<ref name="Sonowal Reference1">"Sarbananda Sonowal". The Indian Express. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.</ref>
- 2014: Appointed to head State's 16th Lok Sabha Elections Assam Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Elected as Member of Parliament, 16th Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur Constituency
- 2014: Appointed Union Minister of State-Independent Charge, Republic of India<ref>"Minister of State (Independent Charge): Sarbananda Sonowal". NDTV. 27 May 2014.</ref>
- 2016: Declared as BJP Chief minister candidate for 2016 Assam assembly elections.<ref>"Ahead of Assam elections, BJP names Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate - Firstpost". 28 January 2016.</ref>
- 2016-2021: Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Majuli Constituency
- 2016–2021: 14th Chief Minister of Assam
- 2021–present: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister of AYUSH in the Government of India
- 2021–present: Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs in the Government of India
- 2021–2024: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- 2024- Present: Member of Parliament, Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency<ref name="Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls">The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.</ref>
Social and cultural activities
- President - All Assam Students Union, 1992–1999
- Chairman - North East Students Organisation, 1996–2000
Arts & culture
The annual Guwahati International Film Festival was started during his tenure. It is organised by the State Government-owned Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society in association with the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute. The first edition was held in October 2018, the second in October-November 2019. The 3rd edition has been postponed owing to the present COVID-19 pandemic to early 2021.
Role removing the IMDT Act
Faced with the problem of massive migration from Bangladesh into Assam, the government tried to put up legislation in place to detect and deport foreign nationals. Eventually, the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983 (IMDT Act) came into being following the Assam Accord signed between the Government of India and the All Assam Students Union (AASU) to end the decade-long anti-foreigner agitation.
The IMDT Act is an instrument passed by Indian Parliament 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.
Sonowal took the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration to the Supreme Court. By its judgement dated 12 July 2005, the court struck down the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983, as unconstitutional and termed Bangladeshi infiltration an "external aggression" and directed that "the Bangladesh nationals who have illegally crossed the border and have trespassed into Assam or are living in other parts of the country have no legal right of any kind to remain in India and they are liable to be deported."<ref name="Promising Assam Leader Sarbananda Sonowal in Cabinet">"Promising Assam Leader Sarbananda Sonowal in Cabinet". Retrieved 6 June 2014.</ref>
See also
- Sonowal Kacharis
- All Assam Students Union
- Asom Gana Parishad
- Sarbananda Sonowal ministry (2016–2021)
- Third Modi ministry
References
External links
- Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- Sarbananda Sonowal on Twitter
- Sarbananda Sonowal on Facebook
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