Bharatiya Janata Party politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He is also a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Rijiju is the current Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs of Government of India.
Kiren Rijiju | |
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Kiren Rijiju in July 2024 | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
| Minister of State for Minority Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Preceded by | Virendra Kumar |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | R. P. N. Singh |
| Succeeded by | G. Kishan Reddy Nityanand Rai |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Takam Sanjoy |
| Constituency | Arunachal West |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jarbom Gamlin |
| Succeeded by | Takam Sanjoy |
| Constituency | Arunachal West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1971 (age 52)[1] Nafra, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Joram Rina Rijiju |
| Residence | 9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011 |
| Education | B.A., LL.B[2] |
| Alma mater | Hansraj College, University of Delhi |
| Website | sites |
His wife is Joram Rina Rijiju. They were married in 2004.[3] She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi. She is a gold medalist from Arunachal University. She is an assistant professor teaching history at Dera Natung College, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.
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