Hirubhai M. Patel

Hirubhai M. Patel
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979
Preceded by	Morarji Desai
Succeeded by	Yashwant Chavan
Minister of Finance
In office 24 March 1977 – 24 January 1979
Preceded by	Chidambaram Subramaniam
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
Defence Secretary
In office 7 October 1947 – 20 July 1953
Preceded by	G. S Bhalja
Succeeded by	B. B. Ghosh
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha for Sabarkantha
In office 1984–1989
Preceded by	Shantubhai Patel
Succeeded by	Maganbhai Patel
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Maniben Patel
Succeeded by	Shantubhai Patel
Personal details
Born	(1904-08-27)27 August 1904 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	30 November 1993(1993-11-30) (aged 89) Vallabh Vidyanagar, Kheda, Gujarat, India
Political party	Swatantra Party[1]
Children	5; including Amrita Patel
Occupation	Civil servant, politician
Known for	National security during the Partition of India (1947)

Hirubhai Mulljibhai Patel CIE (27 August 1904 — 30 November 1993) was an Indian civil servant who played a major role in the issues regarding internal and national security in the first years after the independence of India. From 1977 to 1979, he served as the Finance Minister and later Home Minister of India. He was also the chairman of the Charutar Vidya Mandal, which founded Vallabh Vidyapith that was later on named as Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar