Adam Hafejee Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn (7 June 1940 – 29 May 2019) was a British businessman and Labour

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of the

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Biography

Son of Hafejee Ismail Patel and wife Aman (née Zumla) Hafejee, he was educated at The Pioneer High School,

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, in the modern-day

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n state of

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, and the

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, where he graduated with a

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. The retired managing director of a clothing manufacturing company, he was Director of the East Lancashire Training Enterprise Council, and

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. He also served as President of

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, Vice-President of the Blackburn Community Relations Council, counsellor to the

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and chairman of the British Hajj Commission. On 14 February 2000, he was created a

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as Baron Patel of Blackburn, of Langho in the County of

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. Patel was an Honorary Fellow of the Bolton Institute as well as of the

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. Lord Patel became an Honorary Patron of the leading

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supporters group, The BRFC Action Group, in May 2012. Patel was married since 1964. He had four sons and four daughters. Patel died on 29 May 2019 at the age of 78.

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* 1940 births 2019 deaths Patel of Blackburn People associated with the University of Bolton People associated with the University of Central Lancashire Indian emigrants to England Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni 20th-century British businesspeople Life peers created by Elizabeth II British people of Indian descent British people of Gujarati descent {{life-peer-stub