Alamgir Alam Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	• Contested and won the Maharajpur panchayat sarpanch elections • Won the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency on a ticket from INC (2000) • Won the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency (2005) • Elected as the Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly (2006) • Contested the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency (2009) • Won the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency (2014) • Elected as the Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) (2014) • Won the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency (2019) • Elected as the Leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) (2019) • Appointed as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Jharkhand (2019)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 January 1954 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	70 Years
Birthplace	Islampur, Jharkhand
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Barharwa, Jharkhand
College/University	Sahibganj College (1974)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Science
Religion	Islam
Address	VPO-ISLAMPUR, P.S.-Barharwa, Distt.-Sahibganj, State-Jharkhand, India Pincode-816101
Controversies	Money Laundering Case: On 6 May 2024, Alam found himself in controversy when the ED discovered over Rs. 25 crore cash during the raid at the residence of a household help employed by Sanjiv Lal, Alam's personal secretary, in Ranchi. The raid was linked to a money laundering case involving Virendra K Ram, the chief engineer at the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, who was arrested in February 2023 over suspected irregularities in government projects. [1]ThePrint On 15 May 2024, the ED arrested him on the second day of interrogation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). On 10 June 2024, he resigned as a Cabinet Minister from the Champai Soren government and from the post of Congress legislative Party (CLP) in Jharkhand Assembly. Mr. Soren had earlier taken away all the ministerial posts from him and made him Minister without portfolio. Alamgir was handling four departments which included rural development, parliamentary affairs and rural works and panchayati raj. [2]The Hindu
Social Media	• Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nishat Alam
Children	Son- Tanveer Alam (politician) Daughter- Nazia Alam
Parents	Father- Sanaul Haque (deceased) Mother- Amina Khatun
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Toyota Etios (bought in 2015) • Mahindra Scorpio (bought in 2019)
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2019)	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 2,80,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 42,49,505 • LIC Policy: Rs. 2,14,055 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 26,66,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 66,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,60,00,000 • Non Agricultural Land: Rs. 40,00,000 • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 25,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 85,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 4.83 crores

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alamgir Alam

• Alamgir Alam won the 2000 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency on a ticket from INC with 49,218 votes by defeating BJP’s Beni Prasad Gupta.

• He again defeated Beni Prasad Gupta in the 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections by a margin of 25,736 votes; Alam contested the elections from the Pakur constituency.

• Alamgir served as the Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly from 20 October 2006 to 12 December 2009.

• Alamgir contested the 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections from the Pakur constituency. He, however, lost the seat to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Akil Akhtar by a margin of 5,676 votes.

• In 2014, Alam defeated Akil Akhtar by a margin of 18,066 votes in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections, which he contested from the Pakur constituency.

• In 2019, he defeated Beni Prasad Gupta by a margin of 65,108 votes in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections, which he contested from the Pakur constituency.

• On 29 December 2019, Alam was sworn in as a cabinet minister at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He was assigned the ministries of Parliamentary Affairs, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Work Department.

#WATCH | Congress' Alamgir Alam takes oath as a minister in the Jharkhand cabinet, at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. pic.twitter.com/CUZLKEkMDy

— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2024