Ajay 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 Co-Operative Bank (ADC Bank). Patel is also involved in sports associations, primarily as president of Gujarat State Chess Association and vice president of the National Rifle Association. He is considered a close confidant of Amit Shah, who was also past president and director of the ADC Bank.

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.

Career He recently was elected as president to the Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI). He is also the owner of Devraj Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

As a chairman of ADC Bank, he sponsored the chess training programs in the schools of Gujarat. As a president of Gujarat State Chess Association, he launched Sardar Patel Chess College, 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. Bank 2023 - Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) President Commerce & Industry 2023 - Indian Olympics Association Senior Vice President International Sports 2022 - Indian Red Cross Society - Gujarat State Branch Chairman Social Welfare 2022 - Asian Zone, All India Chess Association President Sports 2022 - Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) Senior Vice President Sports 2020 - 2021 Karnavati Club Member of board of directors Sports 2016 - 2017 Gujarat State Co-operative Bank Chairman

He has also been given the Appreciation Award in Sahakar Bharti 5th National Conference for his active role as Chairman of ADC Bank.

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.