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).
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