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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ajay Patel
| image = Ajay Patel Speech.jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Ajay Patel
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] - [[India]]
| education = B.E., Civil; L.L.B.
| alma_mater = Diwan Ballubhai School <br/>
[[Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering]]
| occupation = Banker, businessperson
| birth_date = 9 February 1962
| website = {{URL|http://ajayhpatel.com}}
| spouse = Devangna Patel
}}
'''Ajay Patel''' (born 9 February 1962) is an Indian businessman and sport administrator. He is the chairman of Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad District]] Co-Operative Bank (ADC Bank).<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Board of Directors - The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank|url=http://www.gscbank.co.in/about/board-of-directors/|website=The Gujarat State Co-operative Bank|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-date=30 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130054734/http://www.gscbank.co.in/about/board-of-directors/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.adcbank.coop/about_board_of_directors.php|title=ADC Bank :: Board Of Directors|website=www.adcbank.coop}}</ref> Patel is also involved in sports associations, primarily as president of Gujarat State Chess Association<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gsca.in/our-staff.aspx|title=GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association|website=gsca.in}}</ref> and vice president of the [[National Rifle Association of India|National Rifle Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Rifle Association of India|url=http://www.thenrai.in/PDF/15813d8f-6874-41c5-bb43-f10ed3d7c135.pdf|website=www.thenrai.in|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424172029/http://www.thenrai.in/PDF/15813d8f-6874-41c5-bb43-f10ed3d7c135.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> He is considered a close confidant of [[Amit Shah]], who was also past president and director of the ADC Bank.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=The rise and rise of Ajay Patel, an Amit Shah confidant now heading seventh organisation in Gujarat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ajay-patel-amit-shah-gujarat-seventh-organisation-8850120/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2022-06-18 |title=With no contest, Ajay Patel to be senior VP of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/with-no-contest-ajay-patel-to-be-senior-vp-of-gcci/articleshow/92292876.cms?frmapp=yes&from=mdr |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personal Life |url=http://www.ajayhpatel.com/personal-life |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Ajay Patel |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
He recently was elected as president to the Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI).<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CM presides over the Oath Ceremony of the President of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce |url=https://cmogujarat.gov.in/en/latest-news/cm-presides-over-the-oath-ceremony-of-the-president-of-the-gujarat-chamber-of-commerce/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=CMO Gujarat}}</ref> He is also the owner of Devraj Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Executive Committee {{!}} GCCI {{!}} Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry |url=https://www.gujaratchamber.org/executive-committee.php |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.gujaratchamber.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Check |first=The Company |title=Devraj Infrastructures Limited {{!}} Profile {{!}} The Company Check |url=https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/devraj-infrastructures-limited/U45201GJ2006PLC048166 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.thecompanycheck.com |language=en-IN}}</ref>

As a chairman of ADC Bank, he sponsored the chess training programs in the schools of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gujarat the first and only state government in India to start chess programs in Schools - Chess Forums - Chess.com |url=https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/gujarat-the-first-and-only-state-government-in-india-to-start-chess-programs-in-schools}}</ref> As a president of Gujarat State Chess Association, he launched Sardar Patel Chess College,<ref>{{cite web |title=GSCA - Gujarat State Chess Association |url=http://www.gsca.in/spgcollege.aspx |website=www.gsca.in}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

Patel is currently serving and has served multiple roles in the banking and the sports industry of India as mentioned below:
{| class="wikitable"
! Organization
! Designation
! Industry
!Period
|-
| Co-operative Bank of India
| Chairman<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-06-16 |title=Ajay Patel is chairman of COBI |work=The Economic Times |url=https://timesofindia-indiatimes-com.translate.goog/city/ahmedabad/ajay-patel-is-chairman-of-cobi/articleshow/101032535.cms?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=hi&_x_tr_hl=hi&_x_tr_pto=tc |access-date=2023-11-12 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
| Bank
|2023 -
|-
| Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)
| President<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Ahmedabad News – Latest & Breaking Ahmedabad News |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/ajay-patel-is-the-new-gcci-president/81859191.html |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ajay Patel will be the senior vice president of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry without a contest |url=https://thetimesbureau.com/ajay-patel-will-be-the-senior-vice-president-of-the-gujarat-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-without-a-contest-202206/}}</ref>
| Commerce & Industry
|2023 -
|-
| Indian Olympics Association
| Senior Vice President<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Kamesh |date=2022-12-05 |title=IOA elections to be held only for Executive Council Member positions, woman joint secretary post |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/ioa-elections-indian-olympic-association-executive-council-members-woman-joint-secretary-president-pt-usha/article66227755.ece |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>
| International Sports
|2022 -
|-
| Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat State Branch
| Chairman<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat |url=http://www.redcrossgujarat.org/managingcomittee.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Gujarat: Ajay Patel is chairman of Red Cross Society after defeating Speaker's husband |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/rajkot/ajay-patel-is-chairman-of-red-cross-society-after-defeating-speakers-husband-7839629/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakkar |first=Dhrumit |date=2022-03-27 |title=Ajay Patel won election for the post of Gujarat Chairman of the Indian Red Cross Society {{!}} GNS News |url=https://english.gnsnews.co.in/ajay-patel-won-election-for-the-post-of-gujarat-chairman-of-the-indian-red-cross-society/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| Social Welfare
|2022 -
|-
|Asian Zone, All India Chess Association
|President<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajay Patel elected as Asian Zone President – All India Chess Federation |url=https://aicf.in/ajay-patel-elected-as-asian-zone-president/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=aicf.in}}</ref>
|Sports
|2022 -
|-
|Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)
|Senior Vice President<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-18 |title=With no contest, Ajay Patel to be senior VP of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/with-no-contest-ajay-patel-to-be-senior-vp-of-gcci/articleshow/92292876.cms |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-29 |title=GCCI election: Senior VP, VP elected uncontested |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gcci-election-senior-vp-vp-elected-uncontested/articleshow/101353394.cms |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":5" />
|Commerce & Industry
|2022 - 2023
|-
| All India Chess Association
| Former president<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title=Cooperator Patel elected Vice-President of Indian Olympic Association |url=https://www.indiancooperative.com/co-op-news-snippets/cooperator-patel-elected-vice-president-of-indian-olympic-association/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Web Desk |first=Outlook |date=12 Feb 2020 |title=All India Chess Federation Elections |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-all-india-chess-federation-elections-ajay-patel-four-others-elected-unopposed/347172 }}</ref>
| Sports
|2020 - 2021
|-
| Karnavati Club
| Member of board of directors<ref>{{cite web|title=List of the Board Members|url=http://www.karnavaticlub.com/kclweb/managingcommittee.htm|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320170511/http://www.karnavaticlub.com/kclweb/managingcommittee.htm|archive-date=20 March 2016}}</ref>
| Sports
|2016 - 2017
|-
| Gujarat State Co-operative Bank
| Chairman<ref name=":2" />
| Bank
|2009 -
|-
|Gujarat State Chess Association
|President
|Sports
|2008 -
|-
| National Rifle Association
| Vice President<ref name=":1" />
| Sports
|2006 -
|-
| Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank
| Chairman<ref name=":3" />
| 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=GSCBank wins two awards for Resource Development & Profitability, awarded by NAFSCOB. |url=http://gscbank.co.in/gscbank-wins-two-awards-resource-development-profitability/|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324071757/http://gscbank.co.in/gscbank-wins-two-awards-resource-development-profitability/|archive-date=24 March 2015|date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

He has also been given the Appreciation Award in Sahakar Bharti 5th National Conference for his active role as Chairman of ADC Bank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiancooperative.com/from-states/gscb-chairman-ajay-patel-honoured/|title=GSCB Chairman Ajay Patel honoured - Indian Cooperative|website=www.indiancooperative.com|date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>

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.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.ajayhpatel.com/}}

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