Sarbananda Sonowal

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Sarbananda Sonowal
Official portrait, 2021
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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	(1962-10-31) 31 October 1962 (age 61) Mulukgaon, Assam, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present)
Other political affiliations	Asom Gana Parishad (2001-11)
Parent(s)	Jibeswar Sonowal (father) Dineswari Sonowal (mother)
Residence(s)	29, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alma mater	DHSK College, Dibrugarh University (B.A.) Gauhati University (LL.B, B.C.J)
Profession	Politician

Sarbananda Sonowal (Assamese: সৰ্বানন্দ সোণোৱাল / IPA: xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who serving as 9th Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways since 2024.^[3][4] He also 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 is the 14th Chief Minister of Assam from 2016 to 2021 and the former of Assam Legislative Assembly from Majuli from 2016 until he resigned in 2021 and from Moran constituency 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 has 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]