Bhai Mahavir
Bhai Mahavir | |
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Dr. Bhai Mahavir | |
| 12th Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 22 April 1998 – 7 May 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Digvijaya Singh |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1921 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 3 December 2016 (aged 94) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Krishna Kumari |
| Children | 2 (One : Pratibha Sharma) |
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| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
Bhai Mahavir (30 October 1922 – 3 December 2016) was an Indian politician who was governor of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh between April 1998 and March 2003. He was a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and served as a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party. He has authored many books and had served two terms prior to his governorship as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He had an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics and studied law (LLB) from the University of Delhi.