Shri Amit Shah took charge as the Union Minister of Home Affairs, greeted by Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba and Intelligence Bureau Director Shri Rajiv Jain.
New Ministers of State for Home, Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Shri Nityanand Rai, also took charge and felicitated him.
Political Career Highlights:
Recently elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Gandhinagar constituency.
Former Rajya Sabha member.
Served as MLA and Minister in Gujarat Government from 1997 to 2017.
Held key portfolios in Gujarat Government including Home, Transport, Prohibition, Parliamentary Affairs, Law, and Excise.
Elected to Rajya Sabha in August 2017; resigned after Lok Sabha election in May 2019.
Personal Background:
Born in 1964 in Mumbai to Smt. Kusumben and Shri Anilchandra Shah, a well-off Gujarati family.
Grew up in Maansa village, Gujarat; later moved to Ahmedabad.
Studied till B.Sc. (Second Year) at Gujarat University.
Other Roles and Achievements:
Chairman of Gujarat State Financial Corporation — successfully turned around the company and got it listed on the Stock Exchange.
President of Gujarat Chess Association (2006), Central Board of Cricket Association (2009), and Gujarat State Cricket Association (2014).
Trustee of the Shree Somnath Temple Trust since 2016.
Professionally engaged in agriculture and active as a political and social worker.
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