Haribhai M. Patel

Haribhai M Patel (1903 - November 30, 1993) was an Indian civil servant who played a major role in the issues regarding internal and national security in the first years after the independence of India. From 1977 to 1980, he served as the Finance Minister and later the Home Minister of India.

Haribhai M. Patel was from the richest town of Gujarat call Dharmaj, di- anand. H.M. Patel became cabinet secretary to the Ministry for Home Affairs under Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1946, serving till 1950.

Patel was a fervent admirer of Patel, and a critic of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

H.M. Patel became the Chairman of the Gujarat Electricity Board and was a trustee and supporter of the Vallabh Vidyanagar University in Anand.

He also joined the Swatantra Party of Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, which was committed to free market economic policies, and critical of the socialist policies of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Following the defeat of Indira Gandhi's Congress Party in the 1977 elections that ended the Indian Emergency, H.M. Patel was appointed the Finance Minister by the new Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Patel was later appointed Home Minister in the administration of Charan Singh, who briefly succeeded Desai in 1979.

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Date added : September 26th, 2009