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Shri Praful Patel Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) was
born on the 17th of February 1957 in Kolkata. A member
of the Tenth Lok Sabha at the youthful age of 34 years
in 1991, Shri Praful Patel was elected three times
consecutively to the Lok Sabha i.e. the 10th,
11th and 12th Lok Sabha in April
2000. Shri Praful Patel was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Son of Late Shri Manoharbhai Patel and Late Smt.
Shantaben Patel, Shri Praful Patel graduated in Commerce
prior to joining the family business with diverse
interests in Bidis, Tobacco, Pharmaceuticals, Finance,
Real Estate, Packaging, etc. eventually heading the
group known as the "Ceejay Group".
Shri Praful Patel
inherited his passion for politics and social service
from his father who was senior leader of the Congress in
Maharashtra as well as a great philanthropist. The Patel
family runs the "Gondia Education Society" in the Gondia
district of Maharashtra. The society imparts education
to 80,000 students in all disciplines ranging from Arts,
Commerce, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Information
Technology, Computer Sciences, etc. paving the way for
youngsters to become self-reliant.
Widely traveled Shri
Praful Patel is an active member of Young Presidents
Organization (YPO) a premier networking platform of
young global business leaders committed to sharing their
individual and collective resources.
Other than Politics and
Business, Shri Praful Patel is an ardent sportsman being
President of the Western Indian Football Association and
Vice President of both All India Football Federation and
the Maharashtra Olympic Association.
Social worker,
Industrialist, Political Leader, Sports Enthusiast -
Shri Praful Patel, a multifaceted personality is very
much a family man. Married to Varsha, the couple is
blessed with one son and three daughters.
Shri Praful Patel's
induction into the Union Cabinet in May 2004 as Minister
of State for Civil Aviation with Independent Charge,
comes as a high point in his Political career of over
three decades.
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