Shah Alam (Indian politician)

Shah Alam (known as Guddu Jamali) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th and 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represented the Mubarakpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party and he was a close associate of BSP Supremo Mayawati.

Early life and education
Alam was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He holds a Master of Arts degree.

Political career
Alam has been a MLA. He represented the Mubarakpur constituency and was a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He left BSP to join Samajwadi Party before the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but when he wasn't made the candidate from Mubarakpur he joined All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and got a ticket from Mubarakpur. Jamali left AIMIM on 27th of March 2022 and rejoined Bahujan Samaj Party most probably for being the party's candidate for the Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) by-polls due to Akhilesh Yadav vacating the seat to become the leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He rejoined Samajwadi Party in 2024 and became a MLC.