| Narendra Patel | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda | |
| In office 1963 – January 1971 | |
| President | Mutesa II Milton Obote |
| Preceded by | John Bowes Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Legislature disbanded |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Narendra M. Patel 1926/1928 Pij, Kheda district, Gujarat, India |
| Died | December 2012 Baroda, India |
| Political party | Uganda People's Congress |
Narendra M. Patel was a Ugandan politician of Indian origin and former speaker of the legislature.
Patel was 85 years old in 2012, so he was born sometime between 1926 and 1928. He was born in Pij, Kheda district, Gujarat province, in India. He has a law degree from University of Bombay. He worked in private practice in Uganda.
Patel was elected to the Parliament of Uganda in 1962 from Mbale constituency, under the banner of Uganda People's Congress. He was the speaker of the Parliament of the First Republic in 1963. Patel was described to not have wielded much power with respect to Obote's government. He was the speaker until president Milton Obote abrogated the constitution in 1971.
Patel then returned to private practice. He left Uganda in 1973, when Idi Amin ordered all Ugandans of Asian origin to leave the country. Patel first left for India, and then settled to Australia. He died in Baroda, India, in December 2012.
References
- ^ "Narendra, Uganda's first Speaker, dies". Monitor. 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Narendra Patel; Uganda's first non-British speaker of Parliament". New Vision.
- ^ Daily Monitor (6 August 2011). "National Speakers of Parliament since 1962". Archived from the original on 2011-08-06.
- "First Parliament Speaker seeks citizenship". New Vision.
| Preceded byJohn Bowes Griffin | Speaker of Parliament 1963–1971 |
Succeeded byNo legislature |