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Praful Patel
Indian politician and sports administrator (born )
Not to be confused with Praful Khoda Patel.
Praful Manoharbhai Patel (born 17 February ) 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 [1] until 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 [6] In December , he was appointed the Senior Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation. In , 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]
Early life and education
Praful Patel is the son of Indian National Congress politician Manoharbhai Patel, who represented Gondia in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. His father died when Patel was His family is Gujarati and runs the Ceejay Group, a tobacco conglomerate.[13]
Patel attended Mumbai's Campion School, and the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Bombay.
Career
Political career
Patel followed in his father's footsteps in choosing a political career.[14] In , he became the president of the Gondia Municipal Council, and in the Indian general election was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha. In and he was re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha and 12th Lok Sabha respectively.[15] Patel has served on a number of parliamentary committees, including the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (–), the Committee on Science and Technology (–), the Committee on Home Affairs (–), the Committee on Finance (–97), and the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a representative of Maharashtra in [16] He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha for his second term in , and in the was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha for a fourth term. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in [17]
From to , Patel was served as the Minister of Civil Aviation. In this role, the government increased the foreign direct investment cap in the domestic airlines sector from 40% to 49%.[18][19] On 19 January , Patel was relieved of Civil Aviation portfolio and became the cabinet minister for Minister of the Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.[20][21]
On 9 January , Patel launched the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) roadmap for introducing electric and hybrid vehicles in India.[22][23][24] Patel launched a project to build the world's largest solar power plant near Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.[25] The project was planned to generate roughly MW of power, but following protest from environmental groups, the project site was moved to Kharaghoda in Surendranagar district of Gujarat.[26][27][28]
In , Patel placed a bid for India to host the and FIFA World Club Championships.[29]
Under Patel, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) introduced the Indian Super League run by the Football Sports Development Pvt Ltd., which aims to make Indian football more competitive at an international level. In April , Patel announced the eight franchise owners in the Indian Super League.
Patel signed agreements with the German Football Association (DFB), the French Football Federation (FFF) and the Japan Football Association (JFA) in for their support and expertise for the "mutual growth, promotion and continuous emphasis on the development of football."[30]
Patel brought back international friendlies to India, with Mumbai awarded its first international match in 61 years when India hosted Puerto Rico in [31] Praful has said that India will host more friendly matches in the future.[32]
On 28 March , Patel announced the commencement of a women's league later in [33][34] In a Special General Body Meeting of the AIFF held in New Delhi, a women's league was introduced in line with Patel's plans to place more emphasis on women's football. On 17 October , the women's football league trial kicked off for the first time in India in the city of Cuttack.[35][36] On 24 January AIFF President Praful Patel launched the inaugural edition of the Indian Women's League at New Delhi. The league will commence from 28 January with six teams participating in it.[37][38]
On 1 December , Patel was appointed the senior vice president of the Asian Football Confederation.[39] India subsequently won the rights to host the FIFA U World Cup India and hosted the AFC U Championship in September The All India Football Federation has also won the AFC Developing Member Association of the Year Award at the AFC's Annual Awards held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[40]
On 21 January , Praful Patel was elected unopposed as the AIFF President for the third consecutive term.[41][42]
Patel was removed from his presidency of the AIFF by the Supreme Court and replaced by a Committee of Administrators (CoA) after failing to organise presidential elections despite his third term expiring in December [43]
Alleged role in AIFF's suspension by FIFA
In August , FIFA suspended the All India Football Federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India was stripped of its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the FIFA U Women's World Cup scheduled for October [44] Patel who had stayed in office as the AIFF president despite his third term expiring in December had been replaced by a Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). Patel was accused of orchestrating the AIFF's suspension by arranging a letter from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation threatening AIFF with a suspension if he wasn't restored to its presidency.[45] The Supreme Court dissolved the CoA and restored day-to-day management to the AIFF on 22 August.[46] FIFA lifted its suspension of the AIFF on 26 August, and restored the rights to the U Women's World Cup.[47]
Memberships and chairman positions
Patel is chairman of the Manoharbhai Patel Charitable Trust, which funds the Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, the president of the Gondia Education Society,[48] the Gondwana Club, Nagpur Lions International Club and the Cricket Club of Mumbai.[49]
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