Amit Shah Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Amitbhai Anilchandra Shah
Nickname	Amit
Profession	Politician
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 1983, he became the leader of RSS’s student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). • In 1984, he became a member of BJP • In 1987, he became an activist of BJP’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM). • In 1991, he campaigned for Lal Krishna Advani in Gandhinagar during Lok Sabha elections. • In 1995, he was elected as an MLA from the Sarkhej Constituency in Gujarat and went to become an MLA for 4 more times from the same constituency. • In 2009, he was assigned the position of vice-president of the cash-rich Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA). • In 2014, he became the president of BJP and his strategy was credited for Narendra Modi’s huge victory in General Elections. • In August 2017, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. • In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he defeated Congress’ CJ Chavda by a margin of 5,57,014 votes from Gandhinagar in Gujarat. • On 30 May 2019, he became a Cabinet Ministe and took the oath as the Home Minister of India.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 198 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 October 1964
Age (as of 2022)	58 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mehsana, Gujarat, India
School	A local school in Mehsana, Gujarat
College	C.U Shah Science College, Ahmedabad
Educational Qualifications	B.Sc. in Biochemistry
Family	Father– Anilchandra Shah Mother– Kusumben Shah Brother– Not Known Sister– Aarthi Shah
Religion	Hinduism Note: Earlier, some sources had reported that Amit Shah was not a Hindu but a Jain, which he clarified at a press conference in April 2018 by saying that “I Am A Hindu Vaishnav, Not Jain.” ^[1]NDTV
Caste	Gujarati Bania
Hobbies	Reading, watching cricket and social service
Address	16, Sudeep Society, Royal Crisant, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad
Controversies	• In 2010, he was arrested for number of charges like murder and extortion, which dented his chances to become the CM of Gujarat after Narendra Modi. He was also banned to visit Gujarat. But, in 2012 he was allowed to enter Gujarat by the Supreme Court. • He was accused of “Fake Encounter Case” and was accused of having role in killings of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and his accomplice Tulsiram Prajapati. CBI said that 2 Rajasthani businessmen paid him to get rid of Sohrabuddin who was harassing them. • He was accused of damaging the evidences and influencing witnesses in the 2002 Gujarat Riots and spying on a woman in connection with the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. • Soon after Narendra Modi-led BJP came into the power in the centre, Amit Shah’s son, Jay Shah’s Company reported a 16,000 times growth in turnover. He was highly criticized in media for this meteoric rise. Following this, Jay Shah filed a defamation case against “The Wire” for reporting these figures.
Favourites
Food	Poha
Politician	Narendra Modi
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Sonal Shah
Children	Daughter– None Son– Jay Shah
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances Note: His affidavit, filed in 2019, mentioned his sources of income as salary received as Rajya Sabha MP, rent on properties and income from agricultural activity
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 38.81 crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amit Shah

He was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Sarkhej in four consecutive elections: 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2007.

Before, he had been employed as a stockbroker and had also worked in the co-operative banks of Ahmedabad.

In the Ahmedabad RSS circles, he had his initial encounter with Narendra Modi in 1982.

When Narendra Modi assumed office in Gujarat in 2002, he was entrusted with various crucial portfolios such as Home, Parliamentary Affairs, and Law and Justice.

In 2000, he assumed the position of president at the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank (ADCB).

He has a strong passion for chess, evident from his role as the president of the Gujarat Chess Association.

He became a member of the BJP in 1986, a year prior to Narendra Modi’s entry into the party.

In 1991, he successfully handled the election campaigns for Lal Krishna Advani. Likewise, in 1996, he skillfully managed the campaign for Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Additionally, he played a pivotal role in Narendra Modi’s victorious campaign in 2014.

Jay Shah, his son, holds an engineering degree from Nirma University and currently serves as the joint secretary of the Gujarat Chess Association.

He surpassed L. K. Advani’s previous victory margin record from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Constituency of Gujarat in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections by defeating his rival Congress Candidate CJ Chavda with a margin of 5,57,014 votes. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Advani had won the seat with a margin of 4,83,121 votes.

The federal US commission on international religious freedom has requested American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah and the principal Indian leadership if the Citizens Amendment Bill, which includes a “religious criterion,” is passed by both houses of Parliament. The commission expressed concern that the bill, which excludes Muslims and establishes a religious-based criteria for citizenship, represents a hazardous shift in the wrong direction.

During the Lok Sabha no-confidence motion debate on 9 August 2023, Amit Shah surpassed former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s record of speaking for 2 hours and 12 minutes, set in 1965. Shah addressed the House for 2 hours and 13 minutes, highlighting the achievements of the central government, countering the opposition’s arguments, and discussing the 2023 Manipur violence. [2]