Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahatab | |
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ହରେକୃଷ୍ଣ ମହତାବ | |
 Mahatab on a 2000 stamp of India | |
| 1st Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 19 October 1956 – 25 February 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Nabakrushna Choudhuri |
| Succeeded by | Bijayananda Pattanaik |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 12 May 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established (himself as Prime Minister of Orissa) |
| Succeeded by | Nabakrushna Choudhuri |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Orissa | |
| In office 23 April 1946 – 26 January 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Krushna Chandra Gajapati |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished (himself as Chief Minister of Orissa) |
| Governor of Bombay | |
| In office 2 March 1955 – 14 October 1956 | |
| Chief Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Preceded by | Girija Shankar Bajpai |
| Succeeded by | Sri Prakasa |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1955 | |
| Succeeded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
| Constituency | Cuttack |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Badakumar Pratap Gangadeb |
| Succeeded by | D. N. Deb |
| Constituency | Deogarh |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry of India | |
| In office 13 May 1950 – 26 December 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Syama Prasad Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Nityanand Kanungo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harekrushna Das 21 November 1899 Agarpada, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Odisha) |
| Died | 2 January 1987 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress Orissa Jana Congress Janata Party |
| Spouse | Subhadra Devi |
| Children | Bhartruhari Mahtab |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw College |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Odia, English |
| Period | Colonial/Post Colonial India |
| Genre | History, Biographies, Academic Theses |
| Subjects | Indian Politics, History |
| Notable works | Gaon Majlis |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Source: [1] | |
Harekrushna Mahatab (born Harekrushna Das, 21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet "Utkal Keshari".