Dipak Patel (politician)
Dipak Patel | |
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| Born | 12 July 1953 Mufulira, Zambia |
Dipak Kumar A. Patel (born 12 July 1953 in
Hindu Indian origin. His ancestral roots traces back to Gujarat, India. He served long tenures both as a legislator and as the Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Industry.[1]
Career
Patel was
2001 elections he ran on the Forum for Democracy and Development ticket and was again elected.[1]
Relations with Mwanawasa
In 2002, while a lawmaker, Patel received a police summons for having allegedly insulted
Chiluba’s puppet, but he showed very quickly that he took orders from no one".[7]
Awards and honours
- 2001 Defender of Democracy award from international NGO Parliamentarians for Global Action[1]
References
- ^ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2005, retrieved 2009-08-20[permanent dead link]
- ^ Zambia (PDF), Foreign Relations Briefs, India: Ministry of External Affairs, 2008, retrieved 2009-08-21
- ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5
- ^ "Zambia newspaper editor arrested", BBC News, 2002-02-12, retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ "Zambia's cabbage case could backfire", BBC News, 2002-02-14, retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ "Zambian president appoints opposition members into cabinet", Xinhua News, 2003-02-08, retrieved 2009-08-20[dead link]
- ^ Bearak, Barry (2008-08-20), "Levy Mwanawasa, Zambia President, Dies at 59", The New York Times, retrieved 2009-08-20