In November 2024, Trump named Patel as his nominee for director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to replace Christopher A. Wray. Patel was married to an Indian-American named Ritika and the two divorced in 2014 after three years of marriage. After she threatened to file a suit, Patel agreed to pay her a one-time lumpsum cash of $2 million with no annual alimony payments.
Who is Kash Patel’s Wife?
| Name | Ritika Chaudhary |
| Date of Birth | 12th August, 1980 |
| Height | 168 cm (5′ 5″) |
| Weight | 140 lbs (62 kg) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Kash Patel’s wife Ritika is a talented graphic designer who studied visual arts and design at Sterling University. Over the last 10 years, she worked at Creative Studio Co. and Pixel Masters, focusing on branding and digital illustrations. He owns a Porsche gifted to her by Kash Patel.
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Three years ago, she joined a small design agency in Austin, Texas, where she mostly worked from home, earning $90,000 a year plus $45,000 in freelance projects. Now, she works at a top design firm and has also started her own collection of digital art and prints.
Who is Kash Patel?
Kashyap “Kash” Patel was born on February 25, 1980, in New York to Indian immigrant parents from East Africa. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a law degree from University College London. Patel began his career as a public defender in Miami, handling complex criminal cases for nearly nine years.
Kash Patel worked as a National Security Prosecutor at the DOJ under the Obama Administration where he led investigations spanning multiple theaters of conflict and oversaw the successful prosecution of criminals aligned with Al-Qa’ida, ISIS, and other terror groups. This work necessitated Mr. Patel’s presence in locations across the globe, collaborating with host nation governments to successfully prosecute terrorists.
He also served as the DOJ Liaison Officer to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), working with our nation’s most prestigious counterterrorism units (special forces) to conduct collaborative global targeting operations against high-value objectives, in almost every theater of war.