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	\| birth_date = {{birth-date and age\|22 September 1988}}		\| birth_date = {{birth-date and age\|22 September 1988}}
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University]] ([[B.Tech]])		\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University]] ([[B.Tech.]])
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rishita Patel\|2015}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rishita Patel\|2015}}
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	\| office1 = Secretary of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]		\| office1 = Secretary of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
	\| term_start1 = 24 October 2019		\| term_start1 = 24 October 2019
	\| president1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]]		\| president1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (2019—2022)<br />[[Roger Binny]] (2022—present)
	\| office = President of the [[Asian Cricket Council]]		\| office = President of the [[Asian Cricket Council]]
	\| term_start = 30 January 2021		\| term_start = 30 January 2021
	\| predecessor = [[Nazmul Hasan]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356\|title = Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council}}</ref>		\| predecessor = [[Nazmul Hasan]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356\|title = Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council}}</ref>
	\| image = ~~Jay Shah.jpg~~		\| image =
	\| preceded = Amitabh Choudhary		\| preceded = Amitabh Choudhary
	}}		}}
	'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]]. He is the son of Amit Shah, India's [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Minister of Home Affairs]].		'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]]. He is the son of [[Amit Shah]], India's [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Minister of Home Affairs]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Jay Shah was born to [[Amit Shah]], an Indian politician of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Nirma University]] with a [[B.Tech]].<ref name=thewire>{{cite news \|last1=Singh \|first1=Rohini \|title=The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah \|url=https://thewire.in/business/amit-shah-narendra-modi-jay-shah-bjp \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Wire \|date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He underwent cricket training in [[Ahmedabad]] under Jayendra Sehgal.<ref>{{cite news\|date=9 April 2015\|title=Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI\|work=Ahmedabad Mirror\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|url-status=dead\|access-date=28 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415165555/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>		Jay Shah was born to [[Amit Shah]], an Indian politician of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Nirma University]] with a [[B.Tech]].<ref name=thewire>{{cite news \|last1=Singh \|first1=Rohini \|title=The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah \|url=https://thewire.in/business/amit-shah-narendra-modi-jay-shah-bjp \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Wire \|date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He underwent cricket training in [[Ahmedabad]] under Jayendra Sehgal.<ref>{{cite news\|date=9 April 2015\|title=Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI\|work=Ahmedabad Mirror\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|url-status=dead\|access-date=28 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415165555/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Shah worked as one of the directors of Temple Enterprise, a company which was founded in 2004 and involved in the trade of agricultural products. The company shut operations in October 2016. Shah owns a 60 per cent stake in Kusum Finserve which was established in 2015.<ref name=thewire/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chatterjee \|first1=Manini \|title=His father's son \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/his-father-s-son/cid/1454764 \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>		Shah worked as one of the directors of Temple Enterprise, a company which was founded in 2004 and involved in the trade of agricultural products. The company shut down operations in October 2016. Shah owns a 60 per cent stake in Kusum Finserve which was established in 2015.<ref name=thewire/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chatterjee \|first1=Manini \|title=His father's son \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/his-father-s-son/cid/1454764 \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>

	After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]~~, the world's largest cricket stadium~~, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time~~; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah~~.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|~~accessdate~~=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>		After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|access-date=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>

	Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Devendra \|title=N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/srini-loses-boards-control/ \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 April 2015}}</ref> He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/amit-shah-steps-down-as-gujarat-cricket-association-president/articleshow/71347398.cms \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 September 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=Sportstar \|date=1 November 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/jay-shah-to-represent-bcci-at-icc-cec-meeting/articleshow/72317958.cms \|~~accessdate~~=4 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Asian Cricket Council]] appointed Shah as President.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref>		Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Devendra \|title=N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/srini-loses-boards-control/ \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 April 2015}}</ref> He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/amit-shah-steps-down-as-gujarat-cricket-association-president/articleshow/71347398.cms \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 September 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=Sportstar \|date=1 November 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/jay-shah-to-represent-bcci-at-icc-cec-meeting/articleshow/72317958.cms \|access-date=4 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Asian Cricket Council]] appointed Shah as President.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, his college girlfriend, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony. The wedding was attended by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other high-ranking public officials.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bhan \|first1=Rohit \|title=Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Wedding-of-Amit-Shahs-son-feels-Delhi-chill/articleshow/46193764.cms \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Political-bigwigs-corporate-czars-at-engagement-of-Amit-Shahs-son/articleshow/38345451.cms \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>		In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, his college girlfriend, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony. The wedding was attended by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other high-ranking public officials.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bhan \|first1=Rohit \|title=Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Wedding-of-Amit-Shahs-son-feels-Delhi-chill/articleshow/46193764.cms \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Political-bigwigs-corporate-czars-at-engagement-of-Amit-Shahs-son/articleshow/38345451.cms \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==
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	===Defamation case against ''The Wire''===		===Defamation case against ''The Wire''===
	{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}		{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}
	Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial~~, even as the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] bench questioned the website's [[yellow journalism\|journalism standards]]~~.<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|~~accessdate~~=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref> In ~~june 2022 he came up with a policy to reduce international~~ cricket ~~from 12 month to 9 months~~.		Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial.<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|access-date=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

			== In popular culture ==

			* In 2021, Jay Shah was featured in an episode of [[History TV18]]'s documentary [[Modern Marvels]], the episode was about the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]'s construction.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Modern Marvel : World's largest cricket stadium... \|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DnMqdtV9QTro&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjy1OP1sYKBAxVDON4KHWnlCWIQtwJ6BAgKEAE&usg=AOvVaw1lZ1vkMULw9vtqp0Q_xO9l \|url-status= \|access-date=2023-08-28 \|website=YouTube}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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			{{Short description\|Indian businessman and cricket administrator}}
	{{distinguish\|Jaydev Shah}}		{{distinguish\|Jaydev Shah}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2021}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2021}}
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	\| birth_date = {{birth-date and age\|22 September 1988}}		\| birth_date = {{birth-date and age\|22 September 1988}}
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University]]~~, Ahmedabad~~		\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University]] ([[B.Tech]])
	~~\| education =~~ [[B.Tech]]
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rishita Patel\|2015}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Rishita Patel\|2015}}
	\| father = [[Amit Shah]]		\| father = [[Amit Shah]]
	\| office1 = Secretary of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]		\| office1 = Secretary of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
	\| term_start1 = 23 October 2019		\| term_start1 = 24 October 2019
	\| president1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]]		\| president1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]]
	\| office = President of [[Asian Cricket Council]]		\| office = President of the [[Asian Cricket Council]]
	\| term_start = 30 January 2021		\| term_start = 30 January 2021
	\| predecessor = [[Nazmul Hasan]]<ref>https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356</ref>		\| predecessor = [[Nazmul Hasan]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356\|title = Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council}}</ref>
	\| image = Jay Shah.jpg		\| image = Jay Shah.jpg
			\| preceded = Amitabh Choudhary
	}}		}}
	'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]].		'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]]. He is the son of Amit Shah, India's [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Minister of Home Affairs]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Jay Shah was born to ~~politician~~ [[Amit Shah]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ~~(BJP)~~, and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Nirma University]] with a [[B.Tech]].<ref name=thewire>{{cite news \|last1=Singh \|first1=Rohini \|title=The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah \|url=https://thewire.in/business/amit-shah-narendra-modi-jay-shah-bjp \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Wire \|date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He underwent cricket training in [[Ahmedabad]] under Jayendra Sehgal.<ref>{{cite news\|date=9 April 2015\|title=Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI\|work=Ahmedabad Mirror\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|url-status=dead\|access-date=28 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415165555/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>		Jay Shah was born to [[Amit Shah]], an Indian politician of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Nirma University]] with a [[B.Tech]].<ref name=thewire>{{cite news \|last1=Singh \|first1=Rohini \|title=The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah \|url=https://thewire.in/business/amit-shah-narendra-modi-jay-shah-bjp \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Wire \|date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He underwent cricket training in [[Ahmedabad]] under Jayendra Sehgal.<ref>{{cite news\|date=9 April 2015\|title=Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI\|work=Ahmedabad Mirror\|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|url-status=dead\|access-date=28 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415165555/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms\|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|accessdate=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>		After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|accessdate=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>

	Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Devendra \|title=N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/srini-loses-boards-control/ \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 April 2015}}</ref> He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/amit-shah-steps-down-as-gujarat-cricket-association-president/articleshow/71347398.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 September 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Sportstar \|date=1 November 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/jay-shah-to-represent-bcci-at-icc-cec-meeting/articleshow/72317958.cms \|accessdate=4 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Asian Cricket Council]] appointed Shah as President. <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref>		Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pandey \|first1=Devendra \|title=N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/srini-loses-boards-control/ \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=7 April 2015}}</ref> He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/amit-shah-steps-down-as-gujarat-cricket-association-president/articleshow/71347398.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=29 September 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Sportstar \|date=1 November 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/jay-shah-to-represent-bcci-at-icc-cec-meeting/articleshow/72317958.cms \|accessdate=4 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Asian Cricket Council]] appointed Shah as President.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356/\|access-date=2021-01-30\|website=ANI News\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, a college ~~friend~~, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony~~, which~~ was attended by [[Narendra Modi]] ~~along with many politicians~~ and ~~[[Very important person\|VIPs]]~~.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bhan \|first1=Rohit \|title=Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Wedding-of-Amit-Shahs-son-feels-Delhi-chill/articleshow/46193764.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Political-bigwigs-corporate-czars-at-engagement-of-Amit-Shahs-son/articleshow/38345451.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>		In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, his college girlfriend, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony. The wedding was attended by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other high-ranking public officials.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bhan \|first1=Rohit \|title=Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Wedding-of-Amit-Shahs-son-feels-Delhi-chill/articleshow/46193764.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Political-bigwigs-corporate-czars-at-engagement-of-Amit-Shahs-son/articleshow/38345451.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==
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	===Defamation case against ''The Wire''===		===Defamation case against ''The Wire''===
	{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}		{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}
	Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial, even as the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] bench questioned the website's [[yellow journalism\|journalism standards]].<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref>		Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial, even as the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] bench questioned the website's [[yellow journalism\|journalism standards]].<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref> In june 2022 he came up with a policy to reduce international cricket from 12 month to 9 months.

	==References==		==References==

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	\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University~~\|Nirma University~~, Ahmedabad]]		\| alma_mater = [[Nirma University]], Ahmedabad
	\| education = [[~~Bachelor of Technology~~]]		\| education = [[B.Tech]]
	\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Businessman\|cricket administrator}}
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	'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator~~. He is the son of [[Amit Shah]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)\|Home Minister of India]]~~. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]].		'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=22 September 2020\|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers\|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=28 June 2021\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Acharya \|first1=Shayan \|title=Meet the new men at the BCCI \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece \|work=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Career==		==Career==
			Shah worked as one of the directors of Temple Enterprise, a company which was founded in 2004 and involved in the trade of agricultural products. The company shut operations in October 2016. Shah owns a 60 per cent stake in Kusum Finserve which was established in 2015.<ref name=thewire/><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Chatterjee \|first1=Manini \|title=His father's son \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/his-father-s-son/cid/1454764 \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Telegraph \|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>

	After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|accessdate=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>		After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out \|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=DNA India \|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news \|last1=Dikshit \|first1=Vishal \|title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers \|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=ESPNcricinfo \|date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patwardhan \|first1=Deepti \|title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rao \|first1=K. Shriniwas \|title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms \|accessdate=6 December 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
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	== Controversies ==		== Controversies ==

	===~~Alleged defamation~~ case against ''The Wire''===		===Defamation case against ''The Wire''===
	{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}		{{see also\|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}
	Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial, even as the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] bench ~~remarked on certain points with respect to~~ the ~~article~~.<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref>		Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial, even as the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] bench questioned the website's [[yellow journalism\|journalism standards]].<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news \|title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial \|url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial \|accessdate=19 November 2019 \|work=Scroll.in \|date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Jay Shah
| birth_name = Jay Amitbhai Shah
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 September 1988}}
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Nirma University|Nirma University, Ahmedabad]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Technology]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Businessman|cricket administrator}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Rishita Patel|2015}}
| father = [[Amit Shah]]
| office1 = Secretary of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
| term_start1 = 23 October 2019
| president1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]]
| office = President of [[Asian Cricket Council]]
| term_start = 30 January 2021
| predecessor = [[Nazmul Hasan]]<ref>https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356</ref>
| image = Jay Shah.jpg
}}
'''Jay Amitbhai Shah''' (born 22 September 1988)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=22 September 2020|title=BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-celebrating-32nd-birthday-wishes-pour-in-from-cricketers-2898973.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> is an Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He is the son of [[Amit Shah]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister of India]]. He became the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Shayan |title=Meet the new men at the BCCI |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece |work=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> He is also the president of [[Asian Cricket Council]].

==Early life==
Jay Shah was born to politician [[Amit Shah]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Nirma University]] with a [[B.Tech]].<ref name=thewire>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rohini |title=The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah |url=https://thewire.in/business/amit-shah-narendra-modi-jay-shah-bjp |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Wire |date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He underwent cricket training in [[Ahmedabad]] under Jayendra Sehgal.<ref>{{cite news|date=9 April 2015|title=Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI|work=Ahmedabad Mirror|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms|url-status=dead|access-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415165555/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/amit-shahs-son-takes-guard-at-bcci/articleshow/46856388.cms|archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>

==Career==

After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the [[Gujarat Cricket Association]] (GCA) in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-narhari-amin-back-in-team-gca-but-saheba-knocked-out-1886602 |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=DNA India |date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=espn>{{cite news |last1=Dikshit |first1=Vishal |title=Meet the BCCI's new office bearers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27907780/meet-bcci-new-office-bearers |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 October 2019}}</ref> During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time; the project was reportedly the brainchild of Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] who was the president of GCA before Amit Shah.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patwardhan |first1=Deepti |title=Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/oct/24/assurance-of-not-cutting-corners-over-credibility-2052178.html |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-in-motera-few-months-away-from-completion/articleshow/71125258.cms |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=14 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=K. Shriniwas |title=New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-motera-stadium-is-prime-minister-narendra-modis-vision-says-amit-shah/articleshow/70918902.cms |accessdate=6 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2019}}</ref>

Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Devendra |title=N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/srini-loses-boards-control/ |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 April 2015}}</ref> He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=K. Shriniwas |title=Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/amit-shah-steps-down-as-gujarat-cricket-association-president/articleshow/71347398.cms |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=29 September 2019}}</ref> The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.<ref name=espn/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Shayan |title=Meet the new men at the BCCI |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-apex-council-sourav-ganguly-president-mahim-verma-jay-shah-arun-singh-dhumal-anshuman-gaekwaad-ipl-governing-council/article29854052.ece |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=1 November 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of [[International Cricket Council]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/jay-shah-to-represent-bcci-at-icc-cec-meeting/articleshow/72317958.cms |accessdate=4 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Asian Cricket Council]] appointed Shah as President. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/jay-shah-appointed-president-of-asian-cricket-council20210130180356/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, a college friend, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony, which was attended by [[Narendra Modi]] along with many politicians and [[Very important person|VIPs]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhan |first1=Rohit |title=Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Wedding-of-Amit-Shahs-son-feels-Delhi-chill/articleshow/46193764.cms |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=11 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Political-bigwigs-corporate-czars-at-engagement-of-Amit-Shahs-son/articleshow/38345451.cms |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

===Alleged defamation case against ''The Wire''===
{{see also|The Wire (India)#Jay Shah}}
Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of {{INR}}100 crore against the editors of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]'' who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after [[Narendra Modi]] became the Indian Prime Minister.<ref name=withdraw/> In 2018, the [[Gujarat High Court]] restored a [[gag order]], earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire |url=https://scroll.in/latest/869344/jay-shah-defamation-case-gujarat-high-court-restores-gag-order-on-the-wire |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=20 February 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, ''The Wire'' withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial, even as the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] bench remarked on certain points with respect to the article.<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news |title=Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial |url=https://scroll.in/latest/935353/jay-shah-defamation-case-the-wire-withdraws-its-plea-from-supreme-court-says-will-stand-trial |accessdate=19 November 2019 |work=Scroll.in |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

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