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Harmohan Dhawan (14 July 1940 – 27 January 2024) was an Indian politician who was Member of Parliament from Chandigarh.

Life and career

Harmohan Dhawan was born on 14 July 1940 at Fatehjung, District Caimbalpur (now in Pakistan). After the Partition of India in 1947, his family migrated to Ambala Cantonment where he did his Matriculation from B.D. High School, and Intermediate from S.D. College.

In 1960, Dhawan joined the Department of Botany at Panjab University, Chandigarh, and did his B.Sc. (Honours) in 1963 and MSc (Honours) in the year 1965. He was a research scholar from 1965 to 1970 and joined the PL 480 aided project, wherein he did research on "Cytological Studies of the Economic Plants of North West Himalayas". In 1970 he started a Small Scale Unit and became president of theIndustries Association of Chandigarh. In 1979, he opened Mehfil, a fine-dining restaurant.

Dhawan received the best Young Entrepreneur Award from the Vice President of India in 1983.

In 1977 he entered politics, and was mentored by the late prime minister Chandra Shekhar. He became president of the Janata Party in 1981. Because of his Socialist philosophies, he worked for the welfare of the downtrodden and went to jail more than 10 times for their cause.

In 1989 he was elected as Member of Parliament from the Chandigarh constituency and became Minister of Civil Aviation, in the late Mr. Chandra Shekhar's Government.

Dhawan was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is now the single most dominant party of the Indian parliament after the 2014 general election. Dhawan later joined the Aam Aadmi Party after being impressed by the performance of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Govt of Delhi.

Dhawan died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 83.

References

1. ^ "Former Chandigarh MP passes away, last rites today". The Indian Express. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. "IAOC". www.iaoc.in. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
3. "Harmohan Dhawan – Working Hard & Honestly".
4. "Made in Chandigarh: Panjab University groomed me for politics, says MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy".
5. "Savouring the power".
6. "Shri Harmohan Dhawan | BJP Chandigarh Pradesh". www.bjpchandigarh.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
7. "National Executive". www.bjp.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
8. "BJP's Harmohan Dhawan joins AAP, says 'I am here for the Aam Aadmi, will work for him'". The Indian Express. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
9. "Former Union Minister Harmohan Dhawan dies after prolonged illness at Mohali hospital". The Tribune. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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• 1940 births
• 2024 deaths
• India MPs 1989–1991
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• Civil aviation ministers of India
• Lok Sabha members from Chandigarh
• Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chandigarh
• Janata Dal politicians
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