Anilkumar Patel

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Anilkumar Patel
Minister of State for Industries, Tourism, Civil Aviation and Others
In office
2002–2007
Mehsana
Personal details
Born(1944-03-08)8 March 1944
Lanva village near Mehsana
Died8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 73)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShardaben Patel
ParentTribhovandas Patel
ResidenceMehsana
OccupationPolitician

Anilkumar Tribhovandas Patel (8 March 1944 – 8 February 2018) was an Indian

Mehsana constituency for 11th and 12th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
.

Early life

Anilkumar Patel was born on 8 March 1944 in Lanva village near

Industrial Engineering. He returned to India after a brief period of job there.[2][3][4]

Career

With his four brothers, he founded an

earthmover manufacturing company in 1969, which grew from the small-scale industry to the public limited company Gujarat Apollo Industries Ltd. He later served as its Chairman and Managing Director (CMD).[2][3]

He served as the Managing Trustee of Sardar Vidyabhavan Trust, an educational trust. With help of Ganpat Patel , he founded a science college under the trust. With help of others, the number of educational institutes grew and the Ganpat University was formed.[2] He served as its founder president.[3] He was also the president of the Patidar community organisation Shri Umiya Mata Sansthan, Unjha.[3] He was also associated with Mehsana GIDC, Mehsana Urban Cooperative Bank (served as Chairman) and Dharti Vikas Mandal.[2]

Anilkumar Patel was elected as the

Mehsana constituency for 11th and 12th Gujarat legislative assembly (2002 – 2007, 2007 – 2012). He served as the Minister of State for Industries, Tourism, Civil Aviation and Others from 2002 to 2007.[2][5] He died on 8 February 2018 at Ahmedabad following prostate cancer. He was cremated at the Ganpat University campus near Mehsana.[2][3][6][7]

Personal life

Anilkumar Patel married

Mehsana constituency as Member of Parliament.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "મહેસાણાઃ પૂર્વ ઉદ્યોગમંત્રી અનિલ પટેલનું નિધન". MeraNews. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Former Industry Minister in then Modi led Gujarat govt Anil Patel passes away". DeshGujarat. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ex-minister Anil Patel passes away". DNA India. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ "पूर्व उद्योग मंत्री अनिल पटेल का निधन, महेसाणा में शोक की लहर". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Gujarat assembly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Former minister Anil Patel dies". The Indian Express. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Anil Patel dies at age 73". Mijaaj. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ "BJP nominates Sharda Patel for Mehsana LS seat". Ahmedabad Mirror. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  9. ^ "BJP fields Shardaben Patel from Mehsana, repeats Surat MP". DNA India. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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