Himmatsinhji | |
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1st Deputy defence minister of India and
1st Lieutenant-Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 1 March 1952 – 31 December 1954 | |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Bajrang Bahadur Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1897 British India |
Died | 9 January 1973 Republic of India |
Military career | |
Allegiance | British India (1917-1947) India (after 1947) |
Service | British Indian Army |
Years of service | 1917–1931, 1939-1946 |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | CIE (1946) |
Major-General Kumar Shri Himmatsinhji Jadeja CIE (1897 - 9 January 1973) was the first Deputy defence minister of India and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Himachal Pradesh. A descendant of the rulers of Nawanagar State, he served with the Indian Army, reaching the rank of major-general. He was later a member of the two most recent predecessors of the lower house of the Parliament of India – the Central Legislative Assembly and the Constituent Assembly. He also played several first-class cricket matches and was the nephew of Ranjitsinhji and brother of Duleepsinhji, both of whom played Test cricket for England.