Ahmed Patel | |
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Treasurer of All India Congress Committee | |
In office 2018 – 25 November 2020 | |
Preceded by | Motilal Vora |
Succeeded by | Pawan Kumar Bansal (Interim) |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 19 August 1993 – 25 November 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Dineshchandra Anavadiya |
Constituency | Gujarat |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1977–1989 | |
Preceded by | Mansinhji Rana |
Succeeded by | Chandubhai Deshmukh[1] |
Constituency | Bharuch |
Personal details | |
Born | Bharuch, Bombay State, India (now in Gujarat, India) | 21 August 1949
Died | 25 November 2020 Gurugram, Haryana, India | (aged 71)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse |
Memoona Patel (m. 1976) |
Children | 2 Faisal Patel, Mumtaaz Patel |
Alma mater | South Gujarat University |
Ahmedbhai Muhamedbhai Patel (21 August 1949 – 25 November 2020),[2] also known as Ahmed Patel, was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress.[3] He was the political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.[4][5]
Patel has represented Gujarat for eight terms in the Parliament of India; three times in the lower house or Lok Sabha (1977–1989) and five times in the upper House or Rajya Sabha (1993–2020). He was also the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (2018–2020).