17 Facts About Badruddin Ajmal

Badruddin Ajmal is the state-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind for Assam.

Badruddin Ajmal was the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Dhubri constituency from 2009 to 2024.

Badruddin Ajmal is Chief Executive Officer of a non-profit organization, Ajmal Foundation which established 25 educational institutions, schools, and hospitals.

Badruddin Ajmal is the son of Haji Ajmal Ali, a rice farmer who moved to Mumbai in 1950 to try to succeed in the perfume industry using the oud plant.

Badruddin Ajmal holds master's degrees in Theology and Arabic from Darul Uloom Deoband.

Badruddin Ajmal is the president of the Assam State Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.

Badruddin Ajmal has been regularly listed among "The 500 Most Influential Muslims" of the world.

Badruddin Ajmal is the managing trustee of Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Public Trust, Hojai.

Badruddin Ajmal established a hospital at Malua near Badarpur of Karimganj, named as Badarpur Hospital.

Badruddin Ajmal was the president of Hojai session reception committee of Assam Sahitya Sabha, 2004 and Darul Hadith, Jayanagar Madrassa.

Badruddin Ajmal founded the Assam United Democratic Front, which was renamed the All-India United Democratic Front in 2013.

In 2020, Badruddin Ajmal announced he and Congress would be in alliance for the 2021 polls.

Badruddin Ajmal's statements have often courted controversy for polarizing Bengali Muslims.

Congress, with whom Badruddin Ajmal is in alliance, as well as NDA party Asom Gana Parishad condemned the remarks.

On 7 January 2023, ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration, Badruddin Ajmal suggested that Muslims should stay indoors and avoid traveling by train, citing fears of anti-Muslim violence.

On 24 February 2025, Badruddin Ajmal apologized for remarks he had made about Geetashri Tamuly, wife of MLA Akhil Gogoi.

Badruddin Ajmal issued a video apology, stating his words were misinterpreted by the media and reiterating his respect for women.