Gurgaon: Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin on Sunday died at a hospital in Gurgaon.
According to his family sources, Gamlin, aged 53, was suffering from liver thrombosis. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. His body will be flown to Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal on Tuesday, they said.
Born on April 16, 1961 at Aalo, Gamlin studied at Sainik School in Goalpara in Assam and graduated in History from St Stephen’s College in Delhi. He obtained his law degree from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, in 1984. Later, he practised as a lawyer in Dibrugarh.
He was President of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) for three years from 1981. Although, Gamlin first joined the People’s Party of Arunachal, he switched over to Congress and was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1999-2004.
In 2004, he was elected to the state Assembly and became Home Minister in the Gegong Apang ministry. In 2009, he became Power Minister in the Dorjee Khandu government.
On May 5, 2011, Gamlin became the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh after the death of Dorjee Khandu in a chopper accident. His six-month-long chief ministerial tenure came to an end on October 31, 2011 after he resigned from the post following political upheaval in the State.
Gamlin was also elected to the Assembly this year.