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{{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

| native_name = प्रताप पवार

| 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.

| alt =

| birth_name = Pratap Govindrao Pawar

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Maharashtra, India

| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->

| death_place =

| nationality = Indian

| children =

| known_for = Chairman & Managing Director of [[Sakal]] <br/> Chairman of [[College of Engineering, Pune]]

| occupation = Industrialist

| alma_mater =

| spouse =

| parents = Govindrao Pawar (father) <br/> Sharadabai Pawar (mother)

| relatives = [[Sharad Pawar]] (elder brother) <br/> [[Ajit Pawar]] (nephew) <br/> [[Supriya Sule]] (neiceniece)

| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2014) <br/> [[Punya Bhushan]] (2015)

}}

'''Pratap Govindrao Pawar''' is an Indian industrialist, and the chairman and managing director at [[Sakal|Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd]].<ref>[http://www.4-traders.com/business-leaders/Pratap-Govindrao-Pawar-088G77-E/biography/ Pratap Pawar]</ref> The Government of India awarded him the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2014 for his contributioncontributions to trade and industry in India.<ref name=TI1>{{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 }}</ref><ref name="President confers 'Punyabhushan' on Pratap Pawar">{{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}}</ref>. He is also Chairmanthe chairman of [[College of Engineering Pune]] situatedlocated atin [[Shivajinagar, Pune]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}

==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.<ref name="Pratap Govind Rao Pawar on Bloomberg">{{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}}</ref> He is a member of the executive committee of the [[World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers]], Paris, and a [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]-nominee at the [[Press Council of India]].<ref name="WAN-IFRA Executive Committee: Pratap Pawar">{{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}}</ref> He also serves on the director boards of several companies<ref name="Pratap Govind Rao Pawar on Bloomberg" /> and is a recipient of the [[Punyabhushan]] Award.<ref name="President confers 'Punyabhushan' on Pratap Pawar" /> TheIn 2014, the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], inthe 2014fourth-highest civilian honor, for his contributions to trade and industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{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}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Pawar is the younger brother of [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) leader [[Sharad Pawar]].<ref name=TI1 />

==Awards==

* 2014 - [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>

* 2015 - [[Punyabhushan]] <ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==