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Sarbananda Sonowal | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| Union Minister of AYUSH | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Shripad Naik |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1 October 2021 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Biswajit Daimary[1] |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Tarun Gogoi |
| Succeeded by | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 23 May 2016[2] | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Teli |
| 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 2001–2004 | |
| 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(s) | 29, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Sarbananda Sonowal (IPA: xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who has served as Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways since 2021.[3][4] He also has been the Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021[5] and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs since 2021.[6] He previously served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam from 2016 to 2021 and as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Majuli from 2016 to 2021 and for Moran from 2001 to 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10]
- ^ Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today.
- ^ PTI (22 May 2016). "Sarbananda Sonowal resigns as Union Minister". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Chief Minister of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly.
- ^ "'Jatir Nayak' Sarbananda Sonowal: Ex-Assam CM Begins New Innings in Modi Cabinet as Shipping Minister". News18. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal, L Murugan Take Oath As Rajya Sabha Members". NDTV. 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Irani, Sonowal named for Cabinet committee on political affairs in rejig". Business Standard. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarbananda Sonowal: A profile". The Hindu. 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers". PM India. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Ballotin: Eye on Dispur". 16 March 2016.
- ^ "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.