Amit Shah Age

BJP President Amit Shah was born on 22 October 1964. He is 54 years old.

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Amit Shah Son

Amit Shah is married to Sonal Shah and the couple have a son named Jay. Jay Shah is a qualified engineer having done his B.Tech from the renowned Nirma University.

According to Ahmedabad Mirror, Jay was a decent batsman and used to train under Gujarat coach Jayendra Sehgal. But he soon followed his father into the stock market.

Jay became an executive member of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) in 2009 and was elected as the joint secretary of GCA in 2013. Like his father, he is a keen player in the stock market with deep knowledge.

Jay completed his education and got involved in the family’s successful PVC pipe business. In August 2004, Jay incorporated ‘Temple Enterprise Pvt Ltd’a firm involved in the trading activity.

On February 10, 2015, Jay tied the knot with his childhood friend Rishita Patel. Rishita is the daughter of Ahmedabad-based businessman Gunwantbhai Patel.

Amit Shah Wife

In personal life, Shah is totally dependent on wife Sonal. He looks after his six sisters and their children. Often, in the middle of serious political talk, he takes calls from his sisters.

Sonal and he are deeply religious, devout followers of Somnath dada (Lord Shiva at Somnath). This month, Shah became a trustee of the Somnath temple and he values this appointment “more than anything else in life”.

Amit Shah BJP

Amit Shah started his political career as a leader of the student wing of the RSS, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, in 1983.

He joined BJP in 1986, one year before Modi joined the party. Soon he became an activist of BJP’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in 1987.

Shah then gradually rose in the BJYM hierarchy, holding various posts including that of ward secretary, taluka secretary, state secretary, vice-president, and general secretary.

He campaigned for Lal Krishna Advani in Gandhinagar during the 1991 Lok Sabha elections.

In 1995, BJP formed its first government in Gujarat, with Keshubhai Patel as the Chief Minister. At that time, BJP’s main rival Indian National Congress was highly influential in rural Gujarat.

Later Modi and Shah worked together to decimate Congress in the rural areas. Their strategy was to find the second most influential leader in every village, and get him or her to join BJP.

They created a network of 8,000 influential rural leaders who had lost elections to the pradhan (village chief) post in various villages.

In 1997, Modi lobbied to get Shah a BJP ticket for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election in Sarkhej. Shah became an MLA in February 1997 after winning the by-election. Later he retained his seat in the 1998 Assembly elections.

Amit Shah is a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and held a number of portfolios in the state government during Modi’s tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was MLA from Naranpura, elected in the 2012 elections.

Amit Shah Education

He did his schooling in Mehsana and moved to Ahmedabad to study biochemistry at CU Shah Science College. Shah graduated with a B.Sc. degree in biochemistry, and then worked for his father’s business.

He also worked as a stockbroker and in co-operative banks in Ahmedabad

Amit Shah Quotes

“My image is the creation of the media.”

“I had prayed before Lord Ram that I wish with the help of every section of the society the temple will be constructed as soon as possible.”

“I am in politics since the last 35 years, not once have I faced a charge of corruption. In last 35 years I have never ever changed my political track. I have always been what my party stands for.”

“I became a member of the RSS in my childhood days then joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (The BJP’s student’s wing). Also I am a science graduate. Till I was elected as an MLA I was a businessman. After getting into politics, I gave away my business and factory to my partners. After becoming an MLA, I am not doing any business. I have my savings and investments. I have inherited some investments in stocks and shares and I earn my living out of it.”

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