Praful Patel

Praful Patel
Patel at the 2013 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2014
ConstituencyMaharashtra
In office
2000–2009
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Member of the FIFA Council
Assumed office
2019
National Working President
Nationalist Congress Party
In office
10 June 2023 – 2 July 2023
National President Nationalist Congress PartySharad Pawar
In-charge for State
Department
Preceded byPosition Established
National Vice President
Nationalist Congress Party
In office
16 September 2022 – 2 July 2023
National President Nationalist Congress PartySharad Pawar
Member of FIFA Finance Committee
Assumed office
2017
Senior Vice President of AFC (SAFF zone)
In office
2015–2019
Succeeded byFaisal Saleh Hayat
10th President of All India Football Federation
In office
20 October 2009 – 18 May 2022
Preceded byPriya Ranjan Dasmunsi
Succeeded byKalyan Chaubey
President of Western India Football Association
Assumed office
2003
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office
19 January 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySantosh Mohan Dev
Succeeded byAnant Geete
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation
In office
23 May 2004 – 18 January 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byRajiv Pratap Rudy
Succeeded byVayalar Ravi
Personal details
Born (1957-02-17) 17 February 1957 (age 67)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Alliance (2023–present)
SpouseVarsha Patel
ChildrenAvni, Niyati, Poorna and Prajay
Residence(s)Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationSports administrator
Politician
Websitepraful-patel.com
As of 8 May, 2008

Praful Manoharbhai Patel (born 17 February 1957) is an Indian politician, industrialist and sports administrator. He is associated with the Nationalist Congress Party.

He was the president of India's association football governing body the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2009[1] till 2022 when the Committee of Administrators (CoA) took over the interim administration following the appointment by the Supreme Court.[2][3][4][5] He became the Asian Football Confederation's vice president of the SAFF region at the AFC Congress held in Bahrain in 2015.[6] In December 2016 he was appointed as the Senior Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation. In 2017, he became a member of a FIFA Finance Committee for a term of four years.[7][8] He also serves as the President of the Western India Football Association, the state football governing body of Maharashtra.[9]

On the 25th anniversary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Party Chief Sharad Pawar appointed Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as working presidents of the Party.[10] [11] [12]

  1. ^ "Praful Patel formally elected as AIFF president". The Print. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "SC appoints Committee of Administrators headed by ex judge to manage affairs of AIFF". The Print. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court appoints three-member Committee of Administrators to run AIFF". Khel Now. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri Praful Manoharbhai Patel". Archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ^ "The Risk Taker : Thinkworks". Thinkworks.in. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ^ "AIFF president Praful Patel elected as AFC vice-president".
  7. ^ "Praful Patel appointed member of FIFA's finance committee". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ "FIFA appoints Praful Patel as member of its finance committee – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Praful Patel Elected as President of WIFA". The Live Nagpur. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Sharad Pawar appoints Praful Patel, Supriya Sule as NCP working presidents". economictimes. 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Sharad Pawar Announces Praful Patel, Supriya Sule NCP Working Presidents". NDTV. 10 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Praful Patel and Supriya Sule to be working presidents of NCP, declares Sharad Pawar". Times of India. 10 June 2023.

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