Ajay Patel
Ajay Patel
Born9 February 1962
Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India
EducationB.E., Civil; L.L.B.
Alma materDiwan Ballubhai School
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering
Occupation(s)Banker, businessperson
SpouseDevangna Patel
Websiteajayhpatel.com

Ajay Patel is Chairman of Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and Ahmedabad District Co-Operative Bank (ADC Bank).[1][2] Patel is also involved in sports associations, primarily as president of Gujarat State Chess Association[3] and vice president of the National Rifle Association.[4] He is considered a close confidante of Amit Shah, who was also past President and Director of the ADC Bank.[5][6]

Personal life

Patel was born on 9 February 1962, in Ahmedabad. Born to a humble family who owned an electrical shop, Patel completed his schooling in Divan-Ballubhai School in 1978 and did his bachelor's degree in Civil engineering from Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering. Patel is married to Devangna Patel, and they have 3 children, namely Aneri, Anokhi and Dev.[7]

Career

He recently was elected as President to the Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI).[8][9] He is also the owner of Devraj Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.[10][11]

As a Chairman of ADC Bank, he sponsored the chess training programs in the schools of Gujarat.[12] As a President of Gujarat State Chess Association, he launched Sardar Patel Chess College,[13] first ever chess college in India, which is affiliated under Swarnim Gujarat Sports University.

He was elected unanimously as the chairman of the Co-operative Bank of India (COBI) New Delhi for the next five years. COBI is the apex body of multi-state urban cooperative banks, national co-operative federations, and land development banks.[14][5]

Patel is currently serving and has served multiple roles in the banking and the sports industry of India as mentioned below:

Organization Designation Industry Period
Co-operative Bank of India Chairman[14] Bank 2023 -
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) President[8][15] Commerce & Industry 2023 -
Indian Olympics Association Senior Vice President[16][17] International Sports 2022 -
Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat State Branch Chairman[18][19][20] Social Welfare 2022 -
Asian Zone, All India Chess Association President[21] Sports 2022 -
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) Senior Vice President[22][23][6] Commerce & Industry 2022 - 2023
All India Chess Association Former President[16][24] Sports 2020 - 2021
Karnavati Club Member of board of directors[25] Sports 2016 - 2017
Gujarat State Co-operative Bank Chairman[1] Bank 2009 -
Gujarat State Chess Association President Sports 2008 -
National Rifle Association Vice President[16] Sports 2006 -
Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank Chairman[2] Bank 2003 -

Awards and honours

Patel has won recognition and appreciation awards in 2015 from the National Federation of State Co-operative Banks Limited (NAFSCOB), an apex body of state co-operative banks.[26]

He has also been given the Appreciation Award in Sahakar Bharti 5th National Conference for his active role as Chairman of ADC Bank.[27]

He also has been honoured with the Sahkarita Shiromani Awards for his contributions to the cooperative movement on the occasion of Kribhco's 36th Annual General Meeting.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Board of Directors - The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank". The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "ADC Bank :: Board Of Directors". www.adcbank.coop.
  3. ↑ "GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association". gsca.in.
  4. ↑ "The National Rifle Association of India" (PDF). www.thenrai.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "The rise and rise of Ajay Patel, an Amit Shah confidant now heading seventh organisation in Gujarat". The Indian Express. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 "With no contest, Ajay Patel to be senior VP of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry". The Times of India. 18 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Personal Life". Ajay Patel. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Ahmedabad News – Latest & Breaking Ahmedabad News". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "CM presides over the Oath Ceremony of the President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce". CMO Gujarat. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Executive Committee | GCCI | Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry". www.gujaratchamber.org. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Check, The Company. "Devraj Infrastructures Limited | Profile | The Company Check". www.thecompanycheck.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Gujarat the first and only state government in India to start chess programs in Schools - Chess Forums - Chess.com".
  13. ↑ "GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association". www.gsca.in.
  14. 1 2 "Ajay Patel is chairman of COBI". The Economic Times. 16 June 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ajay Patel will be the senior vice president of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry without a contest".
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Cooperator Patel elected Vice-President of Indian Olympic Association". 11 December 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Srinivasan, Kamesh (5 December 2022). "IOA elections to be held only for Executive Council Member positions, woman joint secretary post". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Welcome to Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat".
  19. ↑ "Gujarat: Ajay Patel is chairman of Red Cross Society after defeating Speaker's husband". The Indian Express. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Thakkar, Dhrumit (27 March 2022). "Ajay Patel won election for the post of Gujarat Chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society | GNS News". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ajay Patel elected as Asian Zone President – All India Chess Federation". aicf.in. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "With no contest, Ajay Patel to be senior VP of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry". The Times of India. 18 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "GCCI election: Senior VP, VP elected uncontested". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  24. ↑ Web Desk, Outlook (12 February 2020). "All India Chess Federation Elections".
  25. ↑ "List of the Board Members". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "GSCBank wins two awards for Resource Development & Profitability, awarded by NAFSCOB". 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "GSCB Chairman Ajay Patel honoured - Indian Cooperative". www.indiancooperative.com. 8 December 2015.
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