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
