Vijay Rupani

Vijay Rupani
Vijay Rupani
	Rupani in 2018
16th Chief Minister of Gujarat
	In office; 7 August 2016 – 11 September 2021
Governor	Om Prakash Kohli; Acharya Devvrat
Preceded by	Anandiben Patel
Succeeded by	Bhupendrabhai Patel
Cabinet Minister in Gujarat
	In office; 19 November 2014 – 7 August 2016
Chief Minister	Anandiben Patel
Portfolio	Transport; Labour and Employment; Water Supply;
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
	In office; 19 October 2014 – 8 December 2022
Preceded by	Vajubhai Vala
Succeeded by	Darshita Shah
Constituency	Rajkot West
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 25 July 2006 – 24 July 2012
Constituency	Gujarat
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
	In office; February 2016 – August 2016
Preceded by	R. C. Faldu
Succeeded by	Jitu Vaghani
Mayor of Rajkot
	In office; 1996–1997
Preceded by	Bhavana Joshipura
Succeeded by	Uday Kangad
Personal details
Born	Vijaykumar Ramniklal Rupani; 2 August 1956; Rangoon, Rangoon Division, Union of Burma; (present-day Yangon, Myanmar)
Died	12 June 2025 (aged 68); Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Cause of death	Aircraft accident
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anjali Rupani (m. 1980)
Children	3

Vijay Ramniklal Rupani (2 August 1956 – 12 June 2025) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Gujarat from 5 August 2016 to 11 September 2021 for two consecutive terms. He was a representative in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Rajkot West constituency from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was among the passengers who died in the crash of Air India Flight 171.