Himanta Biswa Sharma was born in Jorhat on February 1, 1969. He is currently the finance and health minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government. He initially stepped into politics as a Congress leader.
He was an MLA from the Jalukbari constituency in Assam from 2001 till 2015 from the Indian National Congress ticket. Dr Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in August 2015. He took oath as Cabinet Minister on 24 May 2016 after winning the 2016 Assembly elections. He was appointed as the convener of the newly constituted North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) by the BJP leadership, whose primary task was to bring disparate regional parties on board to fight the common enemy: the Congress. He was unanimously elected as President of the Badminton Association of India in 2017 and also became the president of the Assam Cricket Association in June 2016. His father late Kailash Nath Sarma was a well-known poet and novelist of Assam. His mother Smti. Mrinalini Devi is a literary personality actively associated with the Assam Sahitya Sabha. Dr Sarma is married to Riniki Bhuyan Sarma and the couple has a son, Nandil, and daughter, Sukanya.
Assam Health, Finance, and Education Minister, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma turned 53 on Monday. Twitter is loaded with wishes and greetings for the Assam's hero on his special day. The Chief Minister of Assam, Honorable Sarbananda Sonowal along with various other dignitaries greeted him on Twitter showing love and gratitude.
Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday along with his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma offered prayers at Maa Kamakhya temple atop the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati on the occasion of his 53rd Birthday.
Taking to Twitter Dr Sarma Tweeted, "It's the generous showering of blessings of Maa Kamakhyaa that keep us going. On my birthday today, along with my wife Smt @rinikibsharma, we sought Maa's guidance for life and her divine grace to keep working forever for the well-being of people. Feeling humbled."