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Sabha Constituency Bharuch, Gujarat, India

Personal details Born 21 August 1949 (age 62) Bharuch, Gujarat, India Political party INC Spouse(s) Residence Religion Memoona Ahmed New Delhi 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 S onia Gandhi.[1][2][3] Patel is among chief leaders in 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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Positions held 4 Personal life 5 References Early life Ahmed Patel was born in the village Piraman near the industrial city of Ankleshw ar, 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. Political career In 2005, Patel was inducted into the Rajya Sabha for a fourth term, unchallenged . 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 Lo k Sabha MP.[6] He is one of the few politicians who were spotted by Sanjay Gandh i but continued to wield their clout with Indira, Rajiv and now Sonia. It is rum oured that he was offered ministership by both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, b ut he turned it down owing the fact that he remains to be low profile and away f rom the dirty politics commonly associated with ministerial posts.[6] Positions held This biographical section of an article needs additional citations for v erification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2012) Agriculturist; Managing Trustee, Gujarat Rahat Samiti; President Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress Committee, 197782 Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, January, 1986 to October, 1988 Chairman, Sanskritik Vikas Mandal, Ankleshwar, District Bharuch; Director, (i) Indian Airlines, July, 1992 to May,1993 Bharuch District Cooperative Bank from September,1977 till date; General Secretary, All India Congress Committee, September, 1985 to January, 198

6 and May, 1992 to October, 1996 Secretary, Jawahar Bhawan Trust, August 25, 1988 till date Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee, September, 1983 to December, 1984 Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister, JanuarySeptember, 1985 Treasurer, All India Congress Committee since October, 1996 He is also an Member of, (i) Sixth Lok Sabha, 197779, (ii) Seventh Lok Sabha, 198084, (iii) Eighth Lok Sabha, 198589, (iv) Congress Working Committee, April, 1992 till date, (v) Committee on Subordinate Legislation, 199496, (vi) Committee on Railways,199596,(vii) Committee on Communications, 199697, (viii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways,199397, (ix) Court of the Aligarh Muslim University,199598, (x) Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (xi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation; elected to the R ajya Sabha in August. Personal life This section requires expansion. Ahmed Patel married Memoona Ahmed in 1976 and they have a daughter and a son.[7]