Ejaz Ali is an Indian social worker, doctor, journalist and politician who served as a member of the

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from

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representing the

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from 20 March 2008 to 7 July 2010. He formed All-India Backward Muslim Morcha, an organisation fighting exclusively for Dalit Muslims and serving as the National convenor since its foundation in 1994. He had worked for '' Sangam'', an Urdu daily published from Patna as the Chief editor and publisher from 1998 to 2012. He joined

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...

in 2014 in presence of

Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president o ...

. He is a doctor by profession and has been practicing medicine in Patna since 1984. He is charging 10 Rupees for his consultation at the Ejaz Clinic, Patna.

Early life and education

Ejaz Ali was born in 1958 into a lower middle-class family of Sheikh Mumtaz Ali, who served as a Block divisional officer during the

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, as the sixth among 10 siblings. He belonged to the Kunjra caste. He started his education at Madrasa Anjuman Islamia School, Munger and studied till 7th there and completed Matriculation from Hazaribagh District School. He joined

Patna Science College Patna Science College, established in 1927, is one of the oldest science colleges in Patna, Bihar. It is affiliated to Patna University, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science. History Patna Science College is an institute ...

under

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for Intermediate. Later, he was admitted to the

Patna Medical College and Hospital Patna Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated as PMCH) was established in 1925 and originally known as Prince of Wales Medical College, is a medical college located in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, India. It is located on the souther ...

in 1975 for

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and also completed master's in surgery.

Personal life

Ejaz Ali was married to the daughter of Ghulam Sarwar, an Indian politician from Bihar.

References

Living people Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Year of birth missing (living people) {{Bihar-JDU-politician-stub