Badruddin Ajmal
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| Badruddin Ajmal বদৰুদ্দিন আজমল بدرالدین اجمل बदर-उद-दीन अजमल |
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| Member of the India Parliament for Dhubri |
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| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Born | 12.02.1950 Mumbai |
| Political party | All India United Democratic Front (2013 to present) |
| Spouse(s) | Rehana Badruddin Ajmal |
| Profession | Politician Businessman |
| Religion | Islam |
Badruddin Ajmal[1] (Assamese: বদৰুদ্দিন আজমল) (born 12 February 1950) is a member of the Indian Parliament[2] from Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, born in the Indian state of Assam.[3]
He established the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), now the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF)[4] and consolidated its position in Indian politics especially in Assam. He is also the president of the Assam State Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind[5] and a member of the advisory board of Darul Uloom Deoband.
Ajmal was featured in 2015-16 list of "World's 500 Most Influential Muslims" published by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.[6]
Social activities
A Fazil-e-Deoband (Equivalent to Masters Degree in Islamic Theology and Arabic) from Darul Uloom Deoband, Moulana Badruddin Ajmal is an industrialist, a businessman and a social worker.[7]
He is also the founding President of NGO Markazul Ma'arif which runs schools, orphanages, hospitals and other social, educational and economic developmental activities in the country.[citation needed] The organization was founded in 1982 and works in Assam and other northeast states in the fields of illiteracy, poverty and basic immunization.[citation needed]
He is the Managing Trustee of Haji Abdul Majid Memorial (HAMM) Public Trust, Hojai. This trust is best known for the charitable hospital, Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital and Research Center[8] at Hojai, Assam.
Political activities
In 2006 election for Assam Legislative Assembly, he was elected simultaneously from two constituencies — South Salmara and Jamunamukh — by a large margin of votes, and was also elected as the leader of the AUDF Legislative Party which altogether won 10 seats in its maiden electoral fight.[9]
In 2011 election for Assam Legislative Assembly, AIUDF won 18 seats and emerged as the largest opposition party in Assam.[10]
An Assamese Muslim group, the Sadou Asom Gariya – Moria Desi (SAGMJ), along with the All Assam Students Union, blamed Ajmal for inflammatory comments following Assam violence in 2012.[11]
Literary activities
Ajmal was the president of Hojai session reception committee of Assam Sahitya Sabha, 2004 and Darul Hadith, Jayanagar Madrassa, Assam.[7]
References
- ↑ AIUDF President
- ↑ 15th Lok sabha members, Assam, India
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- ↑ http://www.aiudf.org AIUDF Official Website
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bioprofile of 15th Lok Sabha members, India
- ↑ Ajmal Foundation
- ↑ AUDF may join UPA, The Hindu
- ↑ http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm
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Badruddin Ajmal
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Leader of the All India United Democratic Front Party in the 16th Lok Sabha 2014–present |
Incumbent |
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