Former union minister and Trinamool Congress MP from West Bengal passed away following cardiac arrest today. He was rushed to Kolkata’s Belle Vue Clinic hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Sultan Ahmed was Union Minister of State for Tourism in the Manmohan Singh government. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Uluberia on a Trinamool Congress ticket
West Bengal Chief Ministwer, Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “Shocked and deeply saddened at the passing of Sultan Ahmed sitting @AITCOfficial LS MP & my long term colleague. Condolences to his family.”
Shocked and deeply saddened at the passing of Sultan Ahmed sitting @AITCOfficial LS MP & my long term colleague. Condolences to his family.
Sultan Ahmed joined the Chatra Parishad (student wing of INC) while studying at Maulana Azad College in 1969 and the Youth Congress in 1973. He was District Secretary of Youth Congress from 1978–80. Sultan Ahmed also was one of the founding-members of Trinamool Congress in 1997.
PM condoles demise of former Union Minister Sultan Ahmed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the demise of Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister Sultan Ahmed. In an official statement here, Mr Modi said ‘Saddened on the demise of LS MP and former Union Minister Sultan Ahmed.
Positions Held by SULTAN AHMED
1985-1999
Chairman, Borough – 6 Kolkata Municipal Corporation
1985-2000
Councilor, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
1987-1991
Member, West Bengal Legislative Asssembly
1996-2001
Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (2nd term)
2009
Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
2009 – 22 Sept. 2012
Union Minister of State, Tourism
2012
Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
Member, Consultative Committee on Defence
May, 2014
Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
14 Aug. 2014 onwards
Member, Committee on Estimates
1 Sep. 2014 – 31 Aug. 2016
Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
Sep. 2014
Member, Consultative Committee for Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
3 July 2015
Member, Sub Committee-I, Committee on Estimates
16 June 2016
Vice-Chairperson, Haj Committee of India
1 Sep. 2016 onwards
Member, Standing Committee on Energy
Social And Cultural Activities
President :- Calcutta Muslim Orphanage; Milli-Al-Ameen College for Girls; Anjuman Mufidul Islam; District Vigilance & Monitoring Committee, Howrah; and Modern School, Kolkata;
Honorary General Secretary :- Islamia Hospital, Kolkata;
Member :- All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Delhi; and Indian Islamic Cultural Center, Delhi
Executive Committee Member :- West Bengal Urdu Academy
Special Interests
Sports and Social Works
Sports and Clubs
President :- Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata; West Bengal Paralympic Association
Working President :- West Bengal Athletic Association;
Countries Visited
Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, France, Germany, Kuwait, Laos, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
National Vice President :- All India Trinamool Congress;
Chairman Board of Trustee :- Ananda Niketan, Bagnan (Howrah)
Advisor :- Chief Ministers Advisory Committee of Minority Affairs and Madrasha Education, Govt. of West Bengal
Chairman :- West Bengal Minority Development & Finance Corporation
