Billal Miah (born 15 May 1963) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a former member of the

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from the

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, having first been elected in the 1988 and 1998 elections. He was the working President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee before leaving INC on 24th Aug 2023. He was welcomed in BJP by Hon'ble CM Prof. Dr Manik Saha in Presence of Dr Mahesh Sharma, MP.

Personal life

Billal Miah was born on 15 May 1960 in Sonamura to Maharam Ali and Sahara Begam. He did his schooling from NCI Institution,

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in 1981 and joined,

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for further studies. He did his graduation in 1985 in political science from MBB college. Billal Miah married Nasreen Sultana on 16 December 1991. They have a son, Sabbir Ahammed Belali, and a daughter, Nusrat Jahan Sultana.

Political career

Billal Miah entered politics in 1979, as NSUI General Secretary,

Sub division. He served as Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress President, Sonamura Sub Division in 1983, State Youth Congress secretary 1985. In 1988, from

, Billa Miah was elected to the

. He was appointed Minister of State for Agriculture, Fishery and Animal Resources, Planning Coordination, Flood Control. In 1991 he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Animal Resources, Labour and Employment Statistics. In 1998, he was again elected as MLA from Boxanagar. From 1998 to Aug 2023, the positions held by him in Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee include: * Working President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee. * Former President of Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress Committee * Former

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of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee * Former Vice President of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee * Former Chairman of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Department, 2014. * Former Sonamura District Congress President, Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee On 25th Aug 2023 he was welcomed in BJP by Hon'ble CM Prof. Dr Manik Saha in Presence of Dr Mahesh Sharma, MP. On 30th Dec 2023, he was appointed as the State President of Minority Morcha BJP, Tripura Pradesh

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miah, Billal 1960 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Tripura Tripura MLAs 1998–2003 Tripura MLAs 1988–1993 People from Sipahijala district