Riniki Bhuyan Sharma Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dr. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma
Profession(s)	• Businesswoman • Lawyer • Philanthropist
Known For	Being wife of Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Light Ash Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 July 1973 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	52 Years
Birthplace	Guwahati, Assam, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Guwahati, Assam
School	St. Mary's High School, Guwahati
College/University	• Cotton University, Guwahati • Government Law College, Guwahati
Educational Qualification(s)	• A bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government (1993-1996) from Cotton College • A master's degree in Law (1996-1999) from Cotton University
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Adarsapur Bye Lane-2, Kahilipara, Guwahati-781019
Controversy	Allegations of helding multiple foreign passport and foreign assets (April 2026) On 5 April 2026, Congress spokesperson, Pawan Khera made the allegations that, Riniki Bhutan Sharma held multiple foreign passports of countries, including United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, and Egypt. He added that she held 2 separate properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However Riniki and her husband, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma denied all the allegations stating that they will initiate the criminal and civil defamation proceedings against Pawan Khera. [1]Hindustan Times
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Boyfriend	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Marriage Date	7 June 2001
Family
Husband/Spouse	Himanta Biswa Sarma (politician)
Children	Son- Nandil Biswa Sarma Daughter- Sukanya Sarma
Parents	Father- Jadav Chandra Bhuyan (deceased) (industralist)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Riniki Bhuyan Sharma

• Riniki Bhuyan Sharma was born and raised in a notable family of Guwahati. Her father, Jadav Chandra Bhuyan was a renowned industrialist, economist, journalist, and philanthropist of Guwahati.

• Bhuyan’s early education was took place in Guwahati. During her school, she played tennis at national level.

• After completing her master’s in law from Cotton College, she worked as a lawyer and enrolled at Bar Council of India.

• While studying at Cotton College, Riniki Bhuyan met her future husband, Himanta Biswa Sarma. They got married in 2001, after a courtship of 10 years.

• In 2008, Riniki Sharma launched the Assamese news channel, News Live.

• Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is the chairperson and managing director of Assam’s largest media house, Pride East Entertainments. This media house is the parent company of several Assamese channels, including two news channels (News Live & Northeast East Live), three entertainment channels (Ramdhenu, Rang & Indradhanu) and one Assamese newspaper (Niyamiya Barta).

• Along with that, she is also a proprietor of JCB Industries, the makers of Aadya brand of sanitary products.

• Her media house, Pride East Entertainments acquired the digital news platform Time8 in 2025.

• In September 2023, a Congress leader, Gaurav Gogoi, alleged that Riniki’s media house, Pride East Entertainments Private Limited had obtained a grant of Rs 10 crore, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). However, Sarma denied all the allegation stating that her complaint had neither applied for such grant nor received any subsidies.

• She also filed a defamation lawsuit against Gaurav Gogoi, where she accused him for running a “slanderous campaign” against her business.

• In March 2026, Assam Women’s University, Teok, Jorhat, honoured Riniki with the Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa).
  

  Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, while receiving her the Doctor of Letters from the Governor of Assam, Shri Laxman Prasad Acharya

• In April 2026, Riniki Bhuyan again came into news after Congress Spokesman Pawan Khera, made the some allegations against Riniki Bhuyan and her husband, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

LIVE: Congress party briefing by Shri @Pawankhera at AICC Office, New Delhi. https://t.co/0wyr5kJLsP

— Congress (@INCIndia) April 5, 2026

• On 5 April 2026, few days before the 2026 Assembly elections, in a press conference, Khera alleged that Riniki held multiple foreign passports, including United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, and Egypt, which expire between 2027 and 2031.
  

  A screenshot of Riniki Bhuyan Sharma’s passports shared by Congress spokesperson, Pawan Khera

• In his allegations, he added that, she owned 2 separate properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She was in possession of around Rs. 52,000 crores’ worth of assets in the name of a a firm named “Riniki Bhuyan Sarma Asset Collective LLC” registered in Wyoming, a state of the United States of America.

• Soon, after Khera’s allegation Riniki and her husband, Himanta Biswa Sarma, denied the allegations on their respective social media posts, and called the allegations “malicious, fabricated and politically motivated.”

• On X, Riniki wrote,

He will be held fully accountable for his reckless and defamatory statements. I will now be letting the law take over. Criminal charges are being initiated.”

https://twitter.com/rinikibsharma/status/2040723190008471903

• Apart from being a businesswoman, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma is also known for her philanthropy work among people of Assam.