Praful Patel: News

Praful Patel is an Indian politician and sports administrator who serves as the President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), as of 2021. During the 2015 AFC Congress, he was selected as the Vice President of the SAFF region of the Asian Football Confederation. Following this, Patel was appointed as the Senior Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation in 2016. In 2017, he was appointed as a member of a FIFA Finance Committee for a four-year term. Patel was appointed as the President of the Municipal Council, Gondia in 1985 and was later elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991. Patel has also served as a member of several committees within the government including the Committee on Science and Technology, the Consultative Committee, the Committee on Home Affairs, and the Committee on Finance. He was appointed as the Minister of Civil Aviation in 2004 and in 2014, he was appointed as the Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. In 2013, Patel launched the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020. During his term, AIFF launched the Indian Super league run by the Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd.