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Political Secretary To Congress President
Name Mr. Ahmed Patel
Father's Name : Late Mohammed Ishakji Patel
Mother's Name : Late Shrimati Hawaben Mohammedbhai Patel
Date of Birth : 21 August 1949
Place of Birth : Ankleshwar, Distt. Bharuch (Gujarat)
Marital Status : Married on 7 March 1976 Mr. Ahmed Patel
Political Secretary To
Congress President
Phone No.: (0278) 242 9136, +91 98240 00852
Spouse's Name : Smt. Memoona Ahmed Patel
Children : One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications : B.Sc. Educated at Shree Jayendra Puri Arts and Science College,
Bharuch (South Gujarat University) and M.S. University, Baroda
Profession : Agriculture
Permanent Address : Vill. & P.O.-Piraman, Taluka - Ankeshwar, Distt. Bahruch, Gujarat Tel. - {02646} 246404
Present Address : 23, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi 110011.
Tel. - 23014669, 23018535
Positions Held :
  • 1977-79 - Member, Sixth Lok Sabha,
  • 1977-82 - President, Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress Committee,
  • 1980-84 - Member, Seventh Lok Sabha,
  • Sept. 1983 - Dec. 1984 - Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee,
  • Jan. - Sept. 1985 - Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister,
  • Sept. 1985 - Jan. 1986 - General Secretary, All India Congress Committee,
  • 1985-89 - Member, Eighth Lok Sabha
  • Jan. 1986 - Oct. 1988 - President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee,
  • 25 Aug. 1988 - onwards Secretary, Jawahar Bhawan Trust,
  • April 1992 - onwards Member, Congress Working Committee,
  • May 1992 - Oct. 1996 - General Secretary, All India Congress Committee,
  • Aug. 1993 - Elected to Rajya Sabha,
  • 1995-98 - Member, Court of the Aligarh Muslim University,
  • Oct. 1996 - 6 July 2000 - Treasurer, All India Congress Committee,
  • Aug. 1999 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha,
  • Dec. 1999-Feb. 2004 - Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals,
  • Jan. 2000 - Feb. 2004 - Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation,
  • April 2002 - onwards, Political Secretary to Congress President,
  • Aug. 2004 - onwards Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas,
  • Oct. 2004 - onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
  • Aug. 2005- Re-elected to Rajya Sabha,
  • Jan. 2006 - onwards Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
Special Interests : Travelling, Cooperative Activities and Sports (mainly cricket & badminton)
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : Reading, music, cultural programmes and gardening
Countries Visited : Hungary, France, Austria, West Germany, U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Iraq, Thailand, Egypt and Switzerland
Other Information : Managing Trustee, Gujarat Rahat Samiti; Chairman, Sanskritik Vikas Mandal, Ankleshwar, District Bharuch, Gujarat; Director, Indian Airlines, July 1992 - May 1993.