Harmohan Dhawan | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Arif Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Madhavrao Scindia |
| Constituency | Chandigarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-07-14)14 July 1940 Fatehjung,Punjab Province,British India |
| Died | 27 January 2024(2024-01-27) (aged 83) |
| Spouse | Satinder Dhawan |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Ambala Canttt |
| Source:[1] | |
Harmohan Dhawan (14 July 1940 – 27 January 2024) was an Indian politician who wasMember of Parliament fromChandigarh.
Harmohan Dhawan was born on 14 July 1940 at Fatehjung, District Caimbalpur (now in Pakistan). After thePartition of India in 1947, his family migrated toAmbala Cantonment where he did his Matriculation from B.D. High School, and Intermediate from S.D. College.[1]
In 1960, Dhawan joined the Department ofBotany atPanjab University, Chandigarh, and did hisB.Sc. (Honours) in 1963 andMSc (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 ChandigarhArchived 9 January 2016 at theWayback Machine.[2] In 1979, he openedMehfil, a fine-dining restaurant.[1]
Dhawan received the best Young Entrepreneur Award from theVice President of India in 1983.[citation needed]
In 1977 he entered politics, and was mentored by the late prime ministerChandra Shekhar. He became president of the Janata Party in 1981. Because of hisSocialist[3] philosophies, he worked for the welfare of the downtrodden and went to jail more than 10 times for their cause.[citation needed]
In 1989 he was elected asMember of Parliament from the Chandigarh constituency and becameMinister of Civil Aviation,[4] in the late Mr. Chandra Shekhar's Government.[5]
Dhawan was a senior leader of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[6][7] which is now the single most dominant party of the Indian parliament after the 2014 general election. Dhawan later joined theAam Aadmi Party after being impressed by the performance of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Govt of Delhi.[8]
Dhawan died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 83.[9]
