Sirajuddin Ajmal (born 21 February 1958) is an Indian politician of

All India United Democratic Front The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and ''Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha'') is a political party active in the Indian state of Assam. It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after B ...

who is serving as the Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Jamunamukh constituency since 2021 and from 2006 to 2014. He was also served as the Member of the Parliament, Lok Sabha from Barpeta constituency from 2014 to 2019. His brother, Badruddin Ajmal is also the Member of the Lok Sabha.

Biography

Ajmal was born on 21 February 1958 to a Bengali Muslim family from Hojai in central

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. His family traces their origins to the

Sylhet district Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division. History Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...

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. He is the son of Haji Ajmal Ali, a rice farmer who moved to Mumbai in 1950 to try to succeed in the perfume industry using the '' oud'' plant. After the opening of the first store in the 1960s, the Ajmal perfume brand quickly grew to become a large brand in the Middle East.

Career

He is one of the Director of

Ajmal Foundation Ajmal Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in 2005, in the Hojai district of Assam, India, that works for social services including education, health, employment, environment, women empowerment & poverty management. History ...

( NGO) which is actively involved in Social Welfare Activities in the state of

, India. The major activities of Ajmal Foundation are: Ajmal Group of Colleges (13 Colleges) National Talent Search Examinations Literacy Programmes Ajmal Computer Education Centres (25 Nos.) Academic and Professional Coaching Programmes Employment Generation Projects Women Empowerment Schemes Merit Scholarships, Medical Aids, Marriage Aids, Safe Drinking Water Schemes, Low Cost House, Appliances to differently abled persons, sanitation scheme and relief distribution. Ajmal Foundation also has future plans of setting up Ajmal University, Ajmal Engineering College, Ajmal College of Education, Ajmal College of Pharmacy for the poor and downtrodden.

References

India MPs 2014–2019 Living people Lok Sabha members from Assam 21st-century Indian Muslims All India United Democratic Front politicians People from Barpeta district People from Barpeta 1958 births 21st-century Bengalis 20th-century Bengalis {{Assam-politician-stub