Pratap Govindrao Pawar

Pratap Pawar
Pratap Pawar
	Pratap Govindrao Pawar (left) in 2007.
Born	Pratap Govindrao Pawar; Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Chairman & Managing Director of Sakal ; Chairman of College of Engineering, Pune
Parent(s)	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.^[1] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contributions to trade and industry.^[2]^[3] He is also the chairman of College of Engineering Pune located in Shivajinagar, Pune.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4] 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.^[5] He also serves on the director boards of several companies^[4] and is a recipient of the Punyabhushan Award.^[3] In 2014, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor, for his contributions to trade and industry.^[6]