Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician. He was born on 10 July 1951 in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He pursued an MSc degree from Gorakhpur University, UP. His father’s name is Ramdhan Singh and his mother’s name is Gujarati Devi. 

He is married to Savitri Singh. They are parents to two sons, Pankaj Singh and Neeraj Singh, and a daughter Anamika Singh. 

Interesting facts about Rajnath Singh

In his early years, Rajnath Singh worked as an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

After completing his education, Rajnath Singh worked as a professor of Physics in Post Graduate College, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh).

From 1969 to 1971, he was the organizational secretary of ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) of Gorakhpur division.

Rajnath Singh as an MP

In 1977, Rajnath Singh was elected as an MP from Mirzapur constituency.

In 1988, he became the National President of BJP Yuva Morcha. 

Rajnath Singh served as the Education Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the year 1991. 

Leading a national project

In the year 1999, he launched the National Highway Development Project (NHDP) project. 

On 28 October 2000, Rajnath Singh won in the assembly elections and was elected as the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. 

He served as the Union Minister of Agriculture in 2003. 

He became the National President of BJP on 31 December 2005. 

Rajnath Singh’s current role

He was appointed as the Union Minister on 26 May 2014 after Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister of India. 

Since 2019, Rajnath Singh has been serving as the 29th Defence Minister of India.