A heat assisted magnetic recording head gimbal assembly comprises a light source unit, a heat assisted magnetic recording head, a suspension, an actuator, and a slider. The light source unit comprises a light emitting element and a submount. The suspension comprises a load beam and a flexure movably coupled with the load beam. The actuator is deformably coupled to the flexure. The slider is supported by the suspension and coupled to the flexure and the light source unit. The slider includes the heat assisted magnetic recording head. First and second solders or conductive adhesives are positioned on opposite longitudinal sides of the light source unit, so that the first solder or conductive adhesive electrically and mechanically connects the submount to a wiring supplying power, while the second solder or conductive adhesive electrically and mechanically connects the light emitting element to the wiring.