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Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs

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Kiren Rijiju is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a Union minister. Since 10 June 2024 he has held the portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs. The Press Information Bureau recorded him taking over the Ministry of Minority Affairs on 11 June 2024.

He was born on 19 November 1971 and represents Arunachal West in the Lok Sabha, a seat he won in 2004, 2014, 2019 and 2024.

In earlier governments he was Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, then a Minister of State for Minority Affairs and for Youth Affairs and Sports from 2019 to 2021. He served as Minister of Law and Justice from 2021 to 2023 and as Minister of Earth Sciences in 2023 and 2024. He briefly held the Food Processing Industries portfolio between March and June 2024.

He appears in Nation in Shorts coverage of the India and Saudi Arabia Haj 2027 agreement, which fixed India’s quota at 1,75,025 pilgrims.

Sources: Wikipedia, Press Information Bureau

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10 November 2026 India and Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2027 agreement, fixing India’s quota at 1,75,025 pilgrims India and Saudi Arabia signed the Haj 2027 agreement in Jeddah, fixing India's quota at 1,75,025 pilgrims, and Kiren Rijiju reviewed preparations. 5

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