All Assam Minority Students' Union

All Assam Minority Students' Union is a student organization from the Muslim community who are religious minority in Assam.[1] It is fighting for minority people facing prosecution at the hands of government.[2] The union was formed during the Assam movement.

All Assam Minority Students' Union (AAMSU)
AbbreviationAAMSU
Formation31 March 1980 (1980-03-31)
TypeStudent organization
HeadquartersGuwahati
Region served
Assam, India
President
Rejaul Karim Sarkar
General Secretarys
Abdur Rahman Bishwas

Imtiaz Hussain

Musaraf Hussain Kabir
Chief Advisor
Azizur Rahman


History

The union was formed on 31 March, 1980. A convention took place at Jaleswar, Goalpara from 29-30 March. Two Assamese leaders of Congress (I), Lolit Doley and Dhrubanaryan Barua, addressed the convention.[3]

Abdul Hai Nagori and Azghar Ali were the first President and Secretary of the union, respectively. Mukshed Ali, advocate drafted its constitution.[4]

References

  1. "AASU, APW, AAMSU unhappy with exclusion list". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. "Stop chasing imaginery figures of 'Bangladeshi' people: Assam minority students body". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2019-09-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-10-08.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Mohanty, P. K. (2006). Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India: In Five Volume. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788182050525.
  4. Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (2019-08-27). Assam: The Accord, The Discord. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 9789353056223.
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