New FBI Director Kash Patel's Gujarati Roots: Know About His Family's Journey From India To Uganda To America

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Indian-origin Kash Patel took oath on the Bhagvad Gita as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday.

Kash Patel is the first Indian-origin American to take oath as FBI chief. He belongs to a dominant Gujarati community Patidar, and his family relocated from India to the US decades ago.

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Kash Patel's family shifted to Uganda from India's Gujarat nearly seventy to eighty years ago. His family had to face a lot of hardships in Uganda, including the atrocities of its genocidal regime. At last, his parents fled to the United States for a peaceful and better life.

Journey from Gujarat's Bhadran village to Uganda

Kash Patel's ancestral lineage is linked to a small village named Bhadran in Gujarat's Anand district. His family migrated to Uganda decades ago from Gujarat. New York-born Kash Patel belongs to the Patidar community.

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Before shifting to Africa , Patel's ancestors had sold their houses and other properties. Most of Kash Patel's family members are now settled in different foreign countries, reported PTI citing members of Patidar community.

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Kash Patel's parents and other members of his family were forced to leave Uganda due to its 'genocidal' regime. After being expelled from Africa, his family returned to India for a short duration after 1970, recalled Rajesh Patel.

Indians who migrated to Uganda were forced to leave the country by its dictator, Idi Amin, who seized power in a military coup in 1971. In 1972, he ordered the Indian community members to leave his country in 90 days.

Patel family's journey to America

“Those Indians who were expelled from Uganda had come to India for a brief stay as they had applied for asylum in the UK, US or Canada. Kash Patel's family had also come here for a brief stopover and then moved to Canada once their applications were accepted,” he said.

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