SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL

Father's Name : Late Shri Jibeswar Sonowal

Mother's Name : Smt. Dineswari Sonowal

Date of Birth : 31 Oct 1962

Place of Birth : Molokgaon, Distt. Dibrugarh (Assam)

Marital Status : Unmarried

Date of Marriage : 03 May 1984

Educational Qualifications : LL.B., B.C.J. Educated at Dibrugarh University and Gauhati University

Positions Held

2001-2004    Member, Assam Legislative Assembly
2004    Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
5 August 2006    Member, Committee on Commerce
5 Aug. 2007    Member, Committee on Commerce
May, 2014    Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014    Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports
9 Nov. 2014 22 May 2016    Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
28 May 2016    Resigned
 

Profile

Special Interests
Interacting with the learned people to know important things in life and expansion of friendship

 
Sports and Clubs
Cricket, football and badminton
 
Other Information
President, (i) All Assam Students` Union, 1992-1999; BJP, Assam; (ii) B.J.P. Assam Pradesh, 1994 - 2004;
Chairman, North East Students Organisation, 1994-2004