Kiren Rijiju

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
Kiren Rijiju in July 2024
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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 (1971-11-19) (age 54) 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
Alma mater	Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Website	sites.google.com/site/kirenrijiju/

Personal life

His wife is Joram Rina Rijiju. They were married in 2004. 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.

Kiren Rijiju Media

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  Rijiju assuming charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs