Morarji Desai

Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai
	Desai in 1978
4th Prime Minister of India
	In office; 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
President	Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting); Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Preceded by	Indira Gandhi
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 1 July 1978 – 28 July 1979
Preceded by	Charan Singh
Succeeded by	Yashwantrao Chavan
2nd Deputy Prime Minister of India
	In office; 13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Succeeded by	Charan Singh; Jagjivan Ram
Minister of Finance
	In office; 13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Sachindra Chaudhuri
Succeeded by	Indira Gandhi
	In office; 13 March 1958 – 29 August 1963
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Jawaharlal Nehru
Succeeded by	T. T. Krishnamachari
2nd Chief Minister of Bombay State
	In office; 21 April 1952 – 31 October 1956
Preceded by	B.G. Kher
Succeeded by	Yashwantrao Chavan
Personal details
Born	29 February 1896; Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India; (now in Gujarat, India)
Died	10 April 1995 (aged 99); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Janata Dal (1988–1995)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (1934–1969); Indian National Congress-Organisation (1969–1977); Janata Party (1977–1988)
Spouse(s)	Gujraben Desai (m. 1911)
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Profession	Politician; Activist;
Awards	Bharat Ratna; Nishan-e-Pakistan
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Morarji Ranchhodji Desai^[1] (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995)^[2] was an Indian activist and politician. Between 1977 and 1979, he was the 4th Prime Minister of India.