| Office | Member of 11th Assam Legislative Assembly |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of 13th & 14th Assam Legislative Assembly
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| Predecessor | Abu Saleh Najmuddin |
| Successor | Anwarul Haq
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| Constituency | Badarpur |
| Born | 12 June 1954 |
| Born | Karimganj, Assam, Template:Flag |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Barak Valley, Assam, Template:Flag
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| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress Indian National Congress
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Jamal Uddin Ahmed (Template:Lang-bn; 12 June 1954 – 27 January 2021) was an Indian politician and former Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Early life
Ahmed was born on 12 June 1954, to Bengali Muslim parents Haji Najib Ali and Sayful Bibi in Assam's Karimganj, which was a part of Sylhet district before the 1947 Partition of India.
Career
After passing his High School Leaving Certificate, Ahmed began social work. He became the president of a cultural club, and made a visit to Bangladesh.[1]
Ahmed was successful in the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly elections in which he represented the All India Trinamool Congress in the Badarpur constituency. He lost this seat to Anwarul Haq of the All India United Democratic Front in 2006.
In 2011, Ahmed won the elections as an Indian National Congress candidate and served two more times as MLA for Badarpur.[1]
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Personal life
Ahmed married twice, and one of his spouses was Rahima Begum. He had two sons and two daughters, including Zakariyya Ahmed.[1]
Death
Whilst being transferred from Karimganj Civic Hospital to Silchar Medical Hospital, Ahmed died on 27 January 2021 during his third tenure as MLA.[2] After his death no by-election was held in the constituency.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Who's Who. Assam Assembly.
- ↑ Assam Congress MLA Jamal Uddin Ahmed dies(January 27, 2021).
- ↑ Assam Congress MLA Jamal Uddin Ahmed dies; party reduced to 19 legislators. Hindustan Times(27 January 2021).