Amit Shah

Amit Shah
Shah in 2025
35th Union Minister of Home Affairs
Assumed office
30 May 2019
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRajnath Singh
1st Union Minister of Cooperation
Assumed office
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byOffice established
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded byL. K. Advani
ConstituencyGandhinagar, Gujarat
Majority744,716 (56.34%)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) – 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
Preceded byDilip Pandya
Succeeded bySubrahmanyam Jaishankar
ConstituencyGujarat
Chairman of National Democratic Alliance
Assumed office
9 July 2014 (2014-07-09)
Preceded byLal Krishna Advani
9th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
9 July 2014 (2014-07-09) – 20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)
Preceded byRajnath Singh
Succeeded byJagat Prakash Nadda
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2012 (2012)–2017 (2017)
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKaushik Patel
ConstituencyNaranpura
In office
1997 (1997)–2012 (2012)
Preceded byHarishchandra Lavjibhai Patel
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencySarkhej
Minister of State in Gujarat
In office
2002 (2002)–2010 (2010)
Departments
  • Home
  • Law and Justice
  • Prison
  • Border Security
  • Civil Defence
  • Excise
  • Home Guards
  • Transport
  • Prohibition
  • Gram Rakshak Dal
  • Police Housing
  • Legislative Affairs
Chief MinisterNarendra Modi
Personal details
Born
Amit Anilchandra Shah

(1964-10-22) 22 October 1964 (age 61)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(present-day Mumbai)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Sonal Shah
​
(m. 1987)​
ChildrenJay Shah (son)
Residence
Alma materGujarat University
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.amitshah.co.in

Amit Anilchandra Shah (born 1964), popularly known as Mota Bhai, is an Indian politician and the current Home Minister of India. He also served as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2014 to 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "In UP, Shah prepares for Modi ahead of 2014 battle". newindianexpress.com. 2013-07-07. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Onion impasse: Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar rush to Delhi to meet Amit Shah". The Indian Express. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Amit Shah: BJP's 'Chanakya' who delivered Modi Wave 2.0". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Amit Shah: BJP's Chanakya who strategised and delivered Modi wave 2.0". India Today. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.