Fakir Vaghela


Fakirbhai Raghabhai Vaghela was a Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party ministry of Gujarat state of India.

Early life

Vaghela was born in Gujarat. He was M.Com, L.L.B., D.L.P. & C.A.I.I.B.. He died on 30 April 2013 at the age of 61 due to heart attack at their home place, Gandhinagar.
In 1969, he worked as clerk-cum-cashier in Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service, as assistant in LIC from 1974 to 1978 and as officer in Union Bank of India from 1978 to 1990.

Politics

He was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly from Dasada constituency and later became member of Vadgam constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly
He was minister in charge of Social Justice and Empowerment,, Sports, Youth, Culture Activities. He was also a General Secretary All India BJP Schedule Caste Morcha from 1996 to 1998.