Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Maldaha Dakshin
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Late Shri Abu Hyat Khan Chowdhury
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Saleha Khatoon
Date of birth : 12 Jan 1941
Profession : Industrialist
Positions held :
1996-2006 Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Two Terms)Member, Subject Committee of Enviornment and Co-operation, Govt. of West Bengal2001-06 Deputy Leader of Opposition, West Bengal Legislative Assembly19 Sept. 2006 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha in bye-election2006 Member, All India Congress Committee (AICC)Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban DevelopmentMember, Dargah Committee, Dargah Khwaja Saheb, AjmerExecutive Member, Pradesh Congress Committee, West Bengal5 Aug. 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource DevelopmentAug. 2008 District President, Malda District Congress Committee2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel23 Sept. 2009 Member, Committee of Privileges28 Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Health and Family WelfareMay 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and JusticeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority AffairsMay 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on RailwaysMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Solving the problem of drinking water and getting people arsenic free water, providing assistance to people suffering from tuberculosis through an NGO called North Bengal Welfare
Special Interests
Ensure the development of Malda; trying to set up good educational institutions and other industries so that people can get good education and get employment
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books on social pyschology and sufism
Sports and Clubs
Swimming; Member, Swimming Club, Kolkata
Countries Visited
Canada, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Founder(i) Arrow Footwear, 1978; (ii) Anusandhan Packaging Pvt. Ltd., 1982; and (iii) Swiss Bakedwell Biscuits, 2001-2007; DirectorOriental Bank of Commerce, Nov. 97-Nov. 99;Member, Jamia Millia Islamia University Court
