Ameet Satam Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Hometown: Mumbai
Wife: Shwetaa Satam
Age: 49 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Ameet Bhaskar Satam |
Profession | Politician |
Famous for | Being Chief of Mumbai BJP |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 7" (170 cm) |
Eye Colour | Light Brown |
Hair Colour | Light Brown |
Politics | |
Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)![]() |
Political Journey | • In 2000, joined local politics • In 2004, Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 15 August 1976 (Saturday) |
Age (as of 2025) | 49 Years |
Birthplace | Mumbai Maharashtra, India |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
College/University | • Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai • Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Institute of Management Studies & Research (MGMIMSR), Navi Mumbai |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Graduation in Arts with Political Science & Sociology from Mithibai College of Arts (1998) • Master of Business Administration and Master's in Management Studies from Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s Institute of Management Studies & Research (2000) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Writing, Reading |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Shwetaa Satam (Consultant)![]() |
Children | Son- None Daughter- Mahika Satam |
Parents | Father- Bhaskar J. Sata (Retired Banker) |
Siblings | Brother- None Sister- 1 |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | • Toyota Innova • Maruti Wagon R |
Net Worth (approx.) | Rs 11 Crore (as of 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ameet Satam
- Ameet Satam grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Ameet belongs to a middle-class family.
- Before moving to politics, Ameet worked for 4 years in the corporate sector.
- After completing his Master’s degree, he worked as a senior executive in the Human Resource Department at Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. He handled various responsibilities, including recruitment, performance management, organization development, competency mapping, and other Human Resource functions.
- During his corporate job, he was also involved in local politics. However, in 2004, inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, he quit corporate and joined politics full-time.
- In an interview, Satam mentioned that initially, his family was against his decision to join politics. However, later, he convinced them.
- In 2004, he became Executive Assistant to Gopinath Munde, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, which gave him political exposure.
- Later, from June 2008 to September 2010, Ameet worked as the General Secretary of the BJP Youth Wing for the Mumbai region.
- In December 2010, he was promoted to President of the BJP Youth Wing for Mumbai, and served till September 2018.
- In February 2012, Satam was elected as a Municipal Councillor from Ward 62 in Mumbai.
- During his tenure as Councillor, Ameet produced a 9-minute documentary film named ‘VASUNDHARA’ in Hindi to spread awareness about global warming. The film is supported by the International Art of Living Foundation and endorsed by Climate Project India. The film featured Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Hema Malini, Ajay Devgan, Kunal Kapoor, and an environmental anthem sung by Shankar Mahadevan. The film was aired on Colors & at all screens of PVR across India. In addition, this film was also promoted by the Art of Living & Climate Project India.
- Since then, Ameet Satam has been involved in numerous community service projects for the International Art of Living Foundation.
- In 2013, Satam was appointed as the chairman of K West Prabhag Samiti, Mumbai. Satam became one of the youngest corporators in the civic body at a time when the BJP had just 31 seats.
- In 2014, he was chosen to contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections from Andheri West. Ameet Satam won the election and was elected as an MLA for the first time.
- As an MLA, he worked mainly on beach cleaning projects at Juhu and Versova, promoted waste management, and advocated utility corridors for infrastructure planning. For his campaign, he got support from many Bollywood celebrities.
- In 2019, in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, he was re-elected from Andheri West.
- Ameet Satam is known for his aggressive style of politics. But this approach also has critics within his own party. Some party workers feel that his aggression sometimes comes across as arrogance, which has upset many people in the city unit. He once created controversy by beating up a hawker in Andheri, which led to protests by hawkers.
- In 2023, he made corruption allegations of nearly ₹3 lakh crore against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). However, issues haven’t reached a proper conclusion, which has affected his image.
- In 2024, he was elected as MLA from Andheri West for the third time.
- During that time, Satam introduced a private members’ bill in the state legislative assembly called the Maharashtra Future Generations Welfare Bill. This bill was aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- On 25 August 2025, he was appointed as the BJP Mumbai Chief, preceded by Ashish Shelar. His appointment is crucial for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, expected to be held in December 2025 or January 2026.
- After his appointment, in a press conference, Mumbai chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said,
Ameet Satam is known for his aggressive and studious leadership, and has shouldered many organisational responsibilities. He is well aware of the Mumbai issues and knows how to implement innovative ideas. The Bharatiya Janata Party had emerged as the number one party in Mumbai in the assembly elections last year. I am sure we will break our own record (of 82 seats) registered in the 2017 civic elections in the city in the forthcoming elections.”