# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vijay-rupani
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:53:04.315Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/vijay-rupani"
name: "Vijay Rupani"
slug: "vijay-rupani"
description: "Vijay Ramniklal Rupani 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."
tagline: "Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021"
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1956-08-02"
deathDate: "2025-06-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump