Sarbananda Sonowal

Sarbananda Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowal
	Sonowal in 2026
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Union Minister of AYUSH
	In office; 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Shripad Naik
Succeeded by	Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (as MoS I/C)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1 October 2021 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Biswajit Daimary
Constituency	Assam
Member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
14th Chief Minister of Assam
	In office; 24 May 2016 – 10 May 2021
Governor	Padmanabha Acharya; Banwarilal Purohit; Jagdish Mukhi
Preceded by	Tarun Gogoi
Succeeded by	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports
	In office; 26 May 2014 – 23 May 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Jitendra Singh
Succeeded by	Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development
	In office; 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Rameshwar Teli
Constituency	Dibrugarh, Assam
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2016
Preceded by	Ranee Narah
Succeeded by	Pradan Baruah
Constituency	Lakhimpur, Assam
	In office; 13 May 2004 – 15 May 2009
Preceded by	Paban Singh Ghatowar
Succeeded by	Paban Singh Ghatowar
Constituency	Dibrugarh, Assam
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
	In office; 19 May 2016 – 28 September 2021
Preceded by	Rajib Lochan Pegu
Succeeded by	Bhuban Gam
Constituency	Majuli
	In office; 13 May 2001 – 16 May 2004
Preceded by	Joy Chandra Nagbanshi
Succeeded by	Jibantara Ghatowar
Constituency	Moran
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam
	In office; 2012–2014
Preceded by	Ranjit Dutta
Succeeded by	Siddhartha Bhattacharya
	In office; 2015–2016
Preceded by	Siddhartha Bhattacharya
Succeeded by	Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Personal details
Born	31 October 1962; Mulukgaon, Assam, India
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2011-present)
Other political; affiliations	Asom Gana Parishad (2001-11)
Alma mater	DHSK College, Dibrugarh University (B.A.); Gauhati University (LL.B, B.C.J);
Profession	Lawyer

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Sarbananda Sonowal (Assamese: [xɔɹbanɔndɔ xʊnʊwal]; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 2nd Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways since 2021. He also has been a Member of the Rajya Sabha representing Assam since 2021 and also a member of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs since 2021. He previously served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam (2016–2021), as a member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Majuli (2016–2021) and for Moran (2001–2004). Sonowal earlier served as the Assam state unit President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2016. He also served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of India, from 2014 to 2016 and the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development from 2014 to 2014 and the member of the Lok Sabha from Lakhimpur from 2014 to 2016 and from Dibrugarh from 2004 to 2009. He was also the member of the Asom Gana Parishad from 2001 to 2011.