Sharjeel Imam Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Real Name | Sharjeel Imam |
Famous For | Delivering an anti-national speech at the Aligarh Muslim University |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Age (as in 2020) | 32 Years |
Birthplace | Kako, Jehanabad |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Kako, Bihar |
School | • St Xavier's high school, Patna (2004) • Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj (2004-06) |
College/University | • IIT, Bombay (2006-11) • Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (2013-present) |
Educational Qualification | • Integrated B.Tech-M.Tech in Computer science (IIT Bombay) • M.A. in Modern History (JNU) (2013-15) • M.Phil in Modern Indian History (JNU) (2015-17) • PhD in Modern Indian History (JNU) (2017-present) |
Religion | Islam [1]Firstpost |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Family | |
Parents | Father- Syed Akbar Imam Mother- Afshan Rahim ![]() |
Siblings | Brother- Muzzammil Imam![]() |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sharjeel Imam
- Sharjeel Imam’s father, Syed Akbar Imam, contested Bihar Assembly Elections in 2005 and lost by a margin of 447 votes to S N Yadav (RJD). He later died due to bone cancer, in 2014.
- Sharjeel’s younger brother, Muzzammil Imam is a social activist and former State President of Rashtriya Yuva Samta Party. He has actively participated in the Anti-CAA protests.
सब्ज़िबाग़ चौराहा पटना में नागरिकता संशोधन कानून एवं राष्ट्रीय नागरिक रजिस्टर के विरुद्ध शांतिपूर्ण विरोध प्रदर्शन में लोगो के समक्ष अपनी बात रखते हुए।
Muzzammil Imam ಅವರಿಂದ ಈ ದಿನದಂದು ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಸೋಮವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ 13, 2020
- Sharjeel has always had a keen interest in Islamic theories.
- According to what Sharjeel has articulated in one of his writings for a news portal, being a sole Muslim in the class of 200 students, he had to endure prejudice during his days at the IIT Bombay. [2]Firstpost
- In his final year at the IIT Bombay, Sharjeel worked as a teaching assistant at the university.
- After quitting his job as a software developer, Sharjeel Imam entered JNU in 2013, owing to its reputation as the “fort of secularism,” and their struggles against the tyrannical forces.
- Sharjeel Imam was a member of AISA, a student party in the JNU campus, from 2013 to 2015. However, due to a few differences, he left the party shortly after the incident of Najeeb Ahmad’s disappearance, following a spat with some of the members of ABVP (student party).
- Sharjeel’s former teachers recognise him as an intelligent & ingenious student. “I don’t know anyone who has such a stronghold over Indian history. He could talk about Eqbal Ahmad and Allama Iqbal at length,” said Afreen Fatima, one of his JNU friends.
- Sharjeel organised protests against CAA at Shaheen Bagh and other places in Delhi. He resorted to forming a movement under the name of “Chakka Jam,” which involved blocking all the major routes in Delhi, and he even wanted to spread this movement across the country.
- In the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police in the December 15 Jamia Milia violence case, Imam was named as the prime suspect who incited the riots. [3]Indiatoday
- Reportedly, Sharjeel delivered inflammatory speeches at different locations in Delhi. He absconded immediately after a video clip from one of his speeches, which he had delivered at Aligarh Muslim University emerged online. The speech included anti-national statements. Subsequently, FIR was lodged against him in Delhi and several other states. Eventually, on 28 January 2020, he was arrested from his hometown Kako, Jehanabad, in a joint operation by Delhi and Bihar police, on the charges of sedition, spreading communal hatred and inciting people for violence.
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