Ahmed Patel

Ahmed Patel
Treasurer of All India Congress Committee
In office
2018 – 25 November 2020
Preceded byMotilal Vora
Succeeded byPawan Kumar Bansal (Interim)
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 August 1993 – 25 November 2020
Succeeded byDineshchandra Anavadiya
ConstituencyGujarat
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byMansinhji Rana
Succeeded byChandubhai Deshmukh[1]
ConstituencyBharuch
Personal details
Born(1949-08-21)21 August 1949
Bharuch, Bombay State, India
(now in Gujarat, India)
Died25 November 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 71)
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Memoona Patel
(m. 1976)
Children2 Faisal Patel, Mumtaaz Patel
Alma materSouth 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).

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away following Covid complications". The Times of India. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away". NetIndian. New Delhi. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Members Page". Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ Congress likely to field ex-MLA Rasheedaben from Bharuch – Express India Archived 26 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine