Pratap Govindrao Pawar
{{short description|Indian industrialist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pratap Pawar
| image = File:A delegation of Indian Newspaper Society (INS) called on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi. The delegation comprised by the President INS, Mr. Bahubali S. Shah, the Deputy President INS, Mr. Paresh Nath.jpg
| image_caption = Pratap Govindrao Pawar (left) in 2007.
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| birth_name = Pratap Govindrao Pawar
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| birth_place = Maharashtra, India
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| nationality = Indian
| children =
| known_for = Chairman & Managing Director of Sakal
Chairman of College of Engineering, Pune
| occupation = Industrialist
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| spouse =
| parents = Govindrao Pawar (father)
Sharadabai Pawar (mother)
| relatives = Sharad Pawar (elder brother)
Ajit Pawar (nephew)
Supriya Sule (niece)
| awards = Padma Shri (2014)
Punya Bhushan (2015)
}}
Pratap Govindrao Pawar is an Indian industrialist, and the chairman and managing director at Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd.[http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Pratap-Govindrao-Pawar-088G77-E/biography/ Pratap Pawar] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contributions to trade and industry.{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/All-Pawars-not-related-to-NCP-leader/articleshow/12285830.cms | title=All Pawars not related to NCP leader | date=16 March 2012 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=18 December 2018 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/485953/president-confers-punyabhushan-pratap-pawar.html | title=President confers 'Punyabhushan' on Pratap Pawar | newspaper=Deccan Herald | date=26 June 2015 | accessdate=25 January 2016}} He is also the Chairman of College of Engineering Pune located in Shivajinagar, Pune.
Career
Pawar is a former president of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune, the Indian Newspaper Society and the Indian Language Newspapers Association.{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=23643767&privcapId=878366 | title=Pratap Govind Rao Pawar on Bloomberg | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2016 | accessdate=25 January 2016}} He is a member of the executive committee of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Paris, and a UGC-nominee at the Press Council of India.{{cite web | url=http://www.wan-ifra.org/articles/2011/01/21/wan-ifra-executive-committee-pratap-pawar | title=WAN-IFRA Executive Committee: Pratap Pawar | publisher=World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers | date=2016 | accessdate=26 January 2016}} He also serves on the director boards of several companies and is a recipient of the Punyabhushan Award. In 2014, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor, for his contributions to trade and industry.{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016}}
Personal life
Pawar is the younger brother of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar.
Awards
- 2014 - Padma Shri{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-padma-awardees/article5617946.ece |title=List of Padma awardees |date=25 January 2014 |work=The Hindu |accessdate=5 October 2016}}
- 2015 - Punyabhushan{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=122815 |title=President of India presents Punyabhushan Award to Shri Pratap Pawar |work=Press Information Bureau |date=26 June 2015 |accessdate=5 October 2016}}
References
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