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Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Born: October 28, 1963 (age 56 years), Nairobi, Kenya Nationality: Indian Full name: Urjit Ravindra Patel Spouse: Kanan Patel Books: Budgetary Aspects of Stabilization and Structural Adjustment in India: The Painful Road to a Sustainable Fiscal-financial- monetary Plan Education: Yale University (1990), Linacre College (1986) Urjit Patel is a well-known Indian economist who served as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He is the first governor who resigned from his post before ends of his terms on September 2019. Patel was a adviser of Boston Consulting Group and president Reliance Industries for Business Development. Full Name Urjit Patel Nick Name Patel Birth Date October 28, 1963 Birth Place Nairobi, Kenya Nationality Indian Profession Economist Years Active September 2016 – December 2018 Religion ‎Hinduism Zodiac Sign Scorpio Father Ravindra Patel Mother Manjula Patel Sister Not Known Brother Not Known Body Measurement Height 5 feet 10 inches 178 centimeters 1.78 meters Weight 74 kg 163 lbs Chest 42 inches Waist 34 inches Biceps / Arms 13 inches Shoe Size 10.5 US Eye Color Dark Brown Hair Color Black Personal Relation Marital Status Unmarred Wife N/A Marriage Date N/A Children N/A Girlfriend/Affairs N/A Career Profile Post Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Highest Degree M. Phil School London School of Economics University University of Oxford, Yale University

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His ancestors belong to the Kheda District in Gujarat. Earlier, Urjit Patel had Kenyan citizenship. He worked in close association with Narendra Modi when the latter was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He has also worked with Reliance Industries. He lives in a small flat along with his mother in South Mumbai. During his tenure as the RBI Governor, the Government of India demonetized the ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes. The new RBI governor’s educational qualifications do not fail to impress. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, and went on to do an M. Phil from Oxford University in 1986, and a PhD from Yale University in 1990. Born in Kenya, Patel studied in the UK and the US before moving to India. Throughout his education, Patel’s scholarly pursuits were well focused on India. With an experience of over 17 years in financial, energy and infrastructure sectors, Urjit Patel’s profile strongly backs his appointment. Before serving as the deputy governor at the RBI, Patel had served as an advisor for energy & infrastructure at The Boston Consulting Group. Over many years of work and research in India, Urjit Patel has impressed many, including P V Narasimha Rao, Dr Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley and Raghuram Rajan, among others. In 2013, when he was offered the post of deputy governor of RBI, his recommendation letter was written by none other than the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Patel’s grandfather had migrated from central Gujarat in the early years of the 20th century to Kenya during the British Raj. His father was born in Kenya, and had established himself in Nairobi as a successful entrepreneur, running a business on spare parts. Patel’s father passed away a few years ago, and his mother currently lives with him in Mumbai. Patel moved to a small house recently to give his mother better company and is also said to have declined an offer to head the newly formed BRICS Bank in Shanghai to be with his mother, The Indian Express reported.