Sultan Ahmed is Union Minister of State for Tourism in the Manmohan Singh government. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

 from Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency)

Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency)

Uluberia is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Uluberia in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:...

 on a Trinamool Congress ticket.

56 years old Ahmed is the minority face of the Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

. He has earlier been a 2-time Congress MLA from Entally (1987–91 and 1996–2001).

Sultan Ahmed joined the Chatra Parishad (student wing of INC) while at Maulana Azad College

Maulana Azad College

Maulana Azad College is located in central Calcutta, West Bengal, India. It is located near the junction of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road and SN Banerjee Road, popularly called "Lotus crossing".It is a Government college and affiliated to the University of Calcutta...

 in 1969 and Youth Congress in 1973. He was District Secretary of Youth Congress from 1978-80. Sultan Ahmed also was one of the founder-member of Trinamool Congress in 1997. He was earlier secretary of Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata, but after taking over as minister, he has been made President.

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