This is a list of top United Liberation Front of Assam leaders. Some of them are founder members and 16 are from the Central Committee, the supreme authority of decision-making of the outfit.
Name | Real Name | Aliases | Designation | Other Info | Status |
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Arabinda Rajkhowa | Rajiv Rajkonwar [1] [2] | Mijanur Rahman Choudhury [2] | Chairman | Founder leader Central committee member | Released under bail by Gauhati High Court |
Abhizeet Asom | Dr. Mooqool Hazarika | Abhizeet Bormon | Chairman | Selected chairman after Arabinda Rajkhowa joined lateral talk with Government of India. | General Practitioner at London, UK. |
Pradip Gogoi | Pradip Gogoi | Samiran Gogoi [1] | Vice-chairman | Founder leader Central committee member | Released under bail by Gauhati High Court |
Anup Chetia | Golap Baruah [1] | Sunil Baruah Bhaijan Ahmed | General Secretary | Founder leader Central Committee member
| Released under bail by Gauhati High Court as of Dec 24, 2015. |
Ashanta Bagh Phukan | Tarun Phukan | Organization secretary | Central committee member | Missing since 2003 Bhutan War | |
Chitrabon Hazarika | Bon Hazarika | Ashfaqul Hossein [3] | Finance Secretary | Central committee member First financial secretary | Released under bail by Gauhati High Court. |
Uddipta Hazarika | Rajen Sharma | Uddipta Hazarika | Central Publicity Secretary |
| Lynched in 1989 |
Mithinga Daimary | Deepak Kachari | Megan Kachari | Central Publicity Secretary |
| Arrested in Bhutan in 2003 and released on bail from Guwahati Central Jail on February 25, 2010. |
Ramu Mech | Prabin Konwar, Sailen Barua [4] | Assistant Finance Secretary |
| Given retirement by the Organization and released by Guwahati High Court due to his illness. | |
Sashadhar Choudhury | Shashadhar Choudhury | Sailen Choudhury, [1] Rafiqul Islam [2] [3] | Foreign Secretary |
| Released under bail by Gauhati High Court |
Navajyoti Hazarika | Assistant Foreign Relation Officer | Surrendered | |||
Bhimkanta Buragohain | Bishnujyoti Buragohain | Mama, Father, Sir | Advisor and ideologue |
| Dead |
Pranati Deka | Cultural Secretary | Central Committee member | Released under bail by Gauhati High Court |
Name | Real Name | Aliases | Designation | Other Info | Status |
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Paresh Baruah | Paban Baruah [1] | Kamruj Zaman Khan | Commander in Chief | Founder leader Central Committee member | Wanted |
Heerak Jyoti Mahanta | Heerak Jyoti Mahanta | Naren Deka, Jayanta Medhi | Deputy Commander in Chief | Founder leader Central Committee member | Killed, 31 December 1991 |
Raju Baruah | Hitesh Kalita [2] [5] | Anees Ahmed [2] | Operation Commander | Central Committee member | Released on Bail [6] |
Bening Rabha | Binod Rabha | Chief of United Liberation force of Asom | Missing in Bhuyan war | ||
Robin Neog | SO to COS | Missing | |||
Kamal Borah | Chief Training Officer | Surrendered | |||
Samarjit Chaliha | QM GHQ/Dir | Surrendered | |||
Chakra Gohain | OIC Arms | Surrendered | |||
Tapan Baruah | Madan Das | Jayanta Handique | Battalion Commander | Action Group Commander | Founder Commander of 28th Battalion (Killed, 20 May 2002 ) |
Drishti Rajkhowa | Manoj Rabha | Drishti Asom | Deputy C-in-Chief after Raju Baruah | Central Committee member | Abandoned outfit in Nov 11, 2020 |
Amal Narzary | |||||
Chintamani Hazarika | Central Auditor | Surrendered | |||
Neelu Chakraborty | Office Secretary | Missing | |||
Manik Sarma | Medical Officer | Surrendered | |||
Bhaskar Dutta | Political Affairs Officer | Surrendered | |||
Bhaskar Choudhury | RT IC | Surrendered | |||
Prahlad Saikia | Camp Adjt | Surrendered | |||
Manas Gogoi | WT IC | ||||
Dipul Kalita | Battalion Sergeant major | Surrendered |
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