Bimal N. Patel

For the architect, see Bimal Patel (architect). For the former assistant secretary of the Treasury Department, see Bimal Patel (attorney).

Professor (Dr.)
Bimal N. Patel
UN's International Law Commission
In office
13 November 2021 – Present
Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat, India
In office
20 January 2020 – Present
Member, National Security Advisory Board, India
Officer on Special Duty, Raksha Shakti University
In office
16 July 2019 – 19 January 2020
Director, Gujarat National Law University
In office
8 November 2008 – 15 July 2019
Succeeded bySanjeevi Shanthakumar
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Leiden, Netherlands
ProfessionAdministrator, Scholar-Academician, International Law Jurist
WebsiteRRU

Dr. Bimal N. Patel is Professor of International Law and Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtriya Raksha University, an Institute of National Importance of India, established by the Parliament of India through RRU Act No. 31, by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The headquarters of the University is in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Professor Patel has been serving as a Member of the National Security Advisory Board, an advisory board to the National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister of India. He is a member of the Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), headed by the Cabinet Secretary, established by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) to make recommendations of candidates for the top positions of the financial regulators of India – Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and International Financial Services Centre Authority. Patel served as the Director of the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar for two consecutive terms (2008-2019). He was appointed by a high-level committee headed by the then Chief Justice of India, K G Balakrishnan, at the Supreme Court of India.[1][2] He is also one of the Lead Academic Advisers to India for India's tenure as a member of the UN Security Council 2021-22.[3] He is a member of the Editorial Board of the ICRC International Review of the Red Cross, Geneva. Prof. Patel is co-chair of the American Society of International Law Interest Group on Law of the Sea [4] and a Member of Antarctica Environment Protection and Governance Committee, Government of India.

  1. ^ "Bimal Patel to be new Vice-Chancellor of GNLU". 6 November 2008.
  2. ^ "GNLU Gandhinagar appoints a new director". www.merinews.com.
  3. ^ livelaw (10 June 2016). "Breaking; GNLU Director, Dr. Bimal N. Patel appointed as a Part- time member of Law Commission of India". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Bimal Patel is co-chair of the American Society of International Law Interest Group on Law of the Sea" (PDF). www.asil.org.