| Ahmed Patel | |
|---|---|
| MP, Rajya Sabha | |
| Constituency | Bharuch, Gujarat, India |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1949 Bharuch, Gujarat India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse(s) | Memoona Ahmed |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Religion | Muslim |
Ahmed Patel (born 21 August 1949) is a senior leader of Indian National Congress party. He is the present political secretary to Congress President and Leader Sonia Gandhi.[1][2][3] Patel is among the core think tank of the INC (Indian National Congress) today. He is one of the crucial leaders in the decision making process of the party at national level. He has also worked alongside Sonia Gandhi and was a key player in getting the Congress Party re-elected in the 15th Lok Sabha.
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Ahmed Patel was born in the village Piraman near the industrial city of Ankleshwar, Bharuch in Gujarat to Mohammed Ishakji Patel and Hawaben Mohammedbhai.
He did his B.Sc. at Shree Jayendra Puri Arts and Science College, Bharuch (South Gujarat University) and M.S. University, Baroda.
In 2005, Patel was inducted into the Rajya Sabha for a fourth term, unchallenged. He plays a decisive role in Gujarat political affairs for the Congress party.
Though considered Sonia Gandhi's right hand man and chief strategist, Patel has been kept out of government in the 15th Lok Sabha.[4] He maintains a low profile and avoids media and public glare.[5]
He is only the second Muslim after Ehsan Jafri to be elected in Gujarat as an Lok Sabha MP.[6] He is one of the few politicians who were spotted by Sanjay Gandhi but continued to wield their clout with Indira, Rajiv and now Sonia. It is rumoured that he was offered ministership by both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, but he turned it down owing the fact that he remains to be low profile and away from the dirty politics commonly associated with ministerial posts.[6]
(i) Sixth Lok Sabha, 1977-79,
(ii) Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980-84,
(iii) Eighth Lok Sabha, 1985-89,
(iv) Congress Working Committee, April, 1992 till date,
(v) Committee on Subordinate Legislation, 1994-96,
(vi) Committee on Railways,1995-96,(vii) Committee on Communications, 1996-97,
(viii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways,1993-97,
(ix) Court of the Aligarh Muslim University,1995-98,
(x) Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
(xi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation; elected to the Rajya Sabha in August. [good freind to shariq pathan kota rajasthan&(Shree Ramkishan Vidhyarthi also
Ahmed Patel married Memoona Ahmed in 1976 and they have a daughter and a son.[7]