Ajay Patel

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Ajay Patel
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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
Website ajayhpatel.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 confidant of Amit Shah, who was also past president and director of the ADC Bank. [5] [6]

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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:

OrganizationDesignationIndustryPeriod
Co-operative Bank of IndiaChairman [14] Bank2023 -
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)President [8] [15] Commerce & Industry2023 -
Indian Olympics AssociationSenior Vice President [16] [17] International Sports2022 -
Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat State BranchChairman [18] [19] [20] Social Welfare2022 -
Asian Zone, All India Chess AssociationPresident [21] Sports2022 -
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)Senior Vice President [22] [23] [6] Commerce & Industry2022 - 2023
All India Chess AssociationFormer president [16] [24] Sports2020 - 2021
Karnavati ClubMember of board of directors [25] Sports2016 - 2017
Gujarat State Co-operative BankChairman [1] Bank2009 -
Gujarat State Chess AssociationPresidentSports2008 -
National Rifle AssociationVice President [16] Sports2006 -
Ahmedabad District Co-operative BankChairman [2] Bank2003 -

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]

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