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Born 10 July 1951
Age 73
Birth Place Bhabhaura, Uttar Pradesh India
Profession Politician, Lecturer
Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
In Office Deputy Leader Of The House, Lok Sabha 30 May 2019 - 4 June 2024, 25th Union Minister Of Home Affairs 26 May 2014 - 30 May 2019, 8th National President Of Bharatiya Janata Party 24 January 2013 - 8 July 2014, 27th Union Minister Of Agriculture 24 May 2003 - 22 May 2004, 19th Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh 28 October 2000 - 8 March 2002, 34th Union Minister Of Road Transport & Highways 22 November 1999 - 27 October 2000, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 26 November 2002 - 25 November 2008, 4th National President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 1988-1990
Residence 17, Akbar Road, New Delhi

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rajnath singh BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 20 Jan 2025

Rajnath Singh, one of the key leaders of the BJP and currently the Union Defence Minister, has had a long political career spanning several decades. Rajnath Singh's political journey began in the early 1970s when he became associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). His strong ideological... roots within the RSS laid the foundation for his subsequent political career. Singh started his political career in 1975, as the district president of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh for the Bhartiya Jan Sangh, the predecessor of the BJP. He was the district coordinator for the JP movement and was imprisoned for 18 months during the Emergency. A long time associate of the Rashrtiya Swyamsevak Sangh, Rajnath Singh became the BJP’s youth wing president in 1984, Uttar Pradesh. He became the state education minister in 1991. In 1994, he was elected to be a Rajya Sabha MP which was soon followed by him becoming the UP state president for the BJP. In 2005, after party veteran LK Advani resigned following NDA’s loss in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Singh was elected as BJP’s National President -- a position he held again in 2013. Throughout his tenure, Rajnath Singh has held various key positions within the BJP. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council in 1988 and became the Education Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1991. In March 1997 he became State President of the Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP and played a key role in saving the BJP-led Government twice during the political crisis. In November 1999 he became Union Minister of Surface Transport in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. In 2003, Rajnath Singh became Minister of Agriculture in Vajpayee’s cabinet. Rajnath served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002. Later, Singh assumed crucial responsibilities within the BJP. He became the President of the party in 2005 and played a vital role in strengthening the organization's structure, expanding its reach, and mobilizing grassroots support. In 2014, when the BJP secured a resounding victory in the general elections, Rajnath Singh was appointed as the Union Minister for Home Affairs in the Narendra Modi-led government. While in Modi's second term as Prime Minister, Rajnath was given charge of the Defence Ministry, a portfolio he retained in PM Modi's third term also after winning the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Lucknow constituency once again. Rajnath Singh is widely regarded as a skilled administrator and known for his ability to connect with people, resolve conflicts, and deliver results. His firm yet composed demeanour has earned him respect across party lines and among his colleagues.

rajnath singh PERSONAL LIFE

Father	Rambadan Singh
Mother	Gujrati Devi
Spouse	Savitri Singh (1971),
Children	3, including Pankaj Singh
Education	M.Sc. in Physics

POSITIONS HELD BY Rajnath Singh

Position	Tenure
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly	1977 - 1980
Minister of Home Affairs	26 May 2014 - 30 May 2019
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	26 May 2014 - 24 May 2019
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha	2009 - 2014
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	30 May 2019 - Present
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare	24 May 2003 - 22 May 2004
Minister of Defence (India)	31 May 2019 - Present
Minister of Road Transport and Highways	22 November 1999 - 27 October 2000
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh	28 October 2000 - 8 March 2002
Member of the Lok Sabha	2024 - Present

News

RAJNATH SINGH NEWS

After delay, India may get 1st batch of Apache choppers from US by July-end

July 03, 2025 4:26 am

In 2020, India and the United States signed a contract to procure six additional Apache helicopters for the Army, following a contract to procure 22 helicopters for the Indian Air Force in 2015. All 22 helicopters for the IAF have been delivered.

India and US to sign defence framework when Rajnath and Hegseth meet next

India and US to sign defence framework when Rajnath Singh, his American counterpart Pete Hegseth meet next

July 03, 2025 7:21 am

The US Department of Defence said Hegseth noted at the meeting that Trump and Modi had set a “strong foundation for our relationship, which we’re building on here today: productive, pragmatic and realistic”.

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Rajnath tells Hegseth to speed up GE jet engine delivery, Apache copters

July 02, 2025 3:58 am

Rajnath Singh also thanked the United States for its "unwavering support" to India’s counter-terrorism efforts

The World This Week: India refuses to sign SCO statement

The world this week | SCO silent on Pahalgam terror attack; uncertainty looms large amid tenuous Israel-Iran ceasefire; India, US hold final round of trade talks

July 06, 2025 9:26 am

From India refusing to sign the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s draft joint statement, and Iran hinting at suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog to New Delhi and Washington seeking to finalise a trade deal ahead of the July 9 deadline, and Rwanda and Congo signing a peace deal, a lot has happened in the world this week.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Members States meeting in Qingdao, China, on Thursday

‘Some countries use cross-border terrorism as instrument of policy… shelter terrorists’: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet

June 26, 2025 9:47 am

Rajnath Singh at SCO Summit: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in China, outlined India's firm stance against terrorism while speaking about Operation Sindoor.

Rajnath, Doval likely to visit China to attend SCO meeting

June 23, 2025 7:52 am

China is the host of the SCO leaders’ Summit in Tianjin, and these meetings are preparatory for the leaders’ meeting to be hosted by President Xi Jinping

Defence Ministry begins review of manual for big-ticket purchases

Defence Ministry kicks off overhaul of acquisition procedure as big-ticket, indigenous military buys take centrestage

June 20, 2025 8:01 am

The move comes at a time the government has upped big-ticket military procurements, prioritising those made indigenously.

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India, Australia agree to work together to combat terrorism

June 05, 2025 3:02 am

Marles is on a two-day official visit to India. The visit marks his first to India after his re-appointment as Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence.

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If Pakistan serious about talks, it must hand over Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar: Rajnath Singh

May 31, 2025 2:50 am

Had Navy gone in, Pak could have split into four: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the CII Business Summit

'People in PoK part of Indian family, will return to India voluntarily': Rajnath Singh

May 29, 2025 2:30 pm

Rajnath Singh PoK Statement : Addressing the CII Business Summit, Rajnath Singh reached out to the people living in PoK and asserted that they are a part of the Indian family.