Adam Hafejee Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn (born 7 June 1940) is a British

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 businessman.

The son of Hafejee Ismail and Aman Hafejee Patel was educated at The Pioneer High School, Bharuch

Bharuch

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, in the India

India

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n district Gujarat, and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce

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

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. He is a former President of Lancashire Council of Mosques, Vice-President of the Blackburn Community Relations Council, counsellor to the Muslim Council of Britain

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 and
chairman of the British Hajj Commission.

On 14 February 2000, he was created a life peer

Life peer

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

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. Patel is an Honorary Fellow of the Bolton Institute

University of Bolton

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 as well as of the University of Central Lancashire

University of Central Lancashire

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Patel has been married since 1964. He has three sons and four daughters.

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