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{{Short description|Indian politician (1923–2020)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Vice Marshal]] [[Padma Shri]]
| name = Harkrishan Lal Kapur
| native_name = हरकिशन लाल कपूर
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Harkrishan Lal Kapur
| office = 10th [[List of lieutenant governors of Delhi|Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]]
| term_start = 16 November 1985
| term_end = 3 August 1988
| predecessor = Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS
| successor = [[Romesh Bhandari]], IFS
| president = [[Zail Singh]] [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 3 January 1985
| term_end1 = 14 November 1985
| nominator1 = [[Zail Singh]]
| appointed1 = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|constituency1 =[[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2= 2nd [[Handball Federation of India|President of Handball Federation of India]]
| 1blankname2 = Secretary General
| 1namedata2 = M. L. Khan
| term_start2 = 1976
| term_end2 = 1985
| predecessor2 = Laxmi Chhabla
| successor2 = Dr. [[Roshan Lal Anand]]
| office3 = 23rd & 24th [[Services Sports Control Board|President of Services Sports Control Board]]
| term_start3 = March 1976
| term_end3 = June 1979
| 1blankname3 = Secretary
| 1namedata3 = Lieutenant Colonel Darshan Singh Wing Commander Sak Durrani
| predecessor3 = Major General [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]
| successor3 = Air Vice-Marshal Prem Pal Singh
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1923|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Rohtak]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] {{small|(now in [[Haryana]], [[India]])}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|02|14|1923|12|10}}
| death_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| death_cause =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty =
| height =
| spouse =
| children =
| education =
| parents = Dr. Ram Chand Kapur {{small|(father)}}
| alma_mater = [[Forman Christian College|Forman Christian College, Lahore]]
| occupation = Military Service
| profession = Politician, Sports administrator
| known_for =
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1943–1947) {{flag|India}} (1947 – 1979)
| branch = {{air force|British India}} (1943–1947) {{air force|India}} (1947–1979)
| serviceyears = 11 Jan 1943 – 30 Jun 1979
| rank = [[File:India-AirForce-OF-7-collected.svg|30px]] [[Air Vice Marshal|Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force]]
| military_blank1 = [[Service number]]
| military_data1 = 2165 ADM
| unit =
| commands =
| battles =
| awards = {{plainlist|
* [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Padma Shri]] {{small|(1983)}}
* [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] {{small|(1979)}}
* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] {{small|(1974)}}
}}
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| blank1 = Religion
| data1 = [[Hinduism]]
| footnotes = }}

'''Harkrishan Lal Kapur''' (10 December 1923 – 14 February 2020) was a former [[Air Vice Marshal]] of [[Indian Air Force]] and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] who served as 11th [[List of lieutenant governors of Delhi|Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]] from 16 November 1985 to 3 August 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Lieutenant Governors |url=https://lg.delhi.gov.in/former-lieutenant-governor |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.lg.delhi.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kapur was born to civil surgeon Rai Bahadur Dr. Ram Chand Kapur on 10 December 1923 at [[Rohtak]]. He graduated from [[Forman Christian College]], [[Lahore]] in 1942.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/2165 |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Military service==
He was commissioned in [[Royal Indian Air Force]] on 11 January 1943. He retired as [[Air Vice Marshal]] after 37 years of service on 30 June 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Vice Marshal Harkrishan Lal Kapur |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/2165 |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.bharat-rakshak.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Politics==
Kapur joined [[Indian National Congress]] after retirement from Indian Air Force. He was nominated for [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1985. He took oath on 3 January 1985 but resigned on 14 November 1985 to become Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 |url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.rajyasabha.nic.in |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Sports administration==
Kapur was also active in sports administration along with his service in Air Force. He served as President of [[Services Sports Control Board]] from March 1976 to June 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=Past President |url=http://sscbindia.in/president.html |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.sscbindia.in |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> He also served as President of [[Handball Federation of India]] from 1976 to 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=HFI Presidents |url=https://indiahandball.wordpress.com/history/ |date=24 July 2020 |work=www.indiahandball.wordpress.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
Kapur was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award by [[Government of India]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013) |url=https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php |pages=62 |publisher=www.webcitation.org |accessdate=14 August 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/mainframe.php }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|--
! colspan=2 width="350px" | Decoration
! width="100px" | Country
! width="100px" | Year
|-
| [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|centre|50px]]
| style="width:8em;"|'''[[Padma Shri]]'''
| {{Flag|India}}
| 1983
|-
| [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|centre|50px]]
| style="width:8em;"|'''[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]'''
| {{Flag|India}}
| 1979
|-
| [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|50px]]
| style="width:8em;"|'''[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]'''
| {{Flag|India}}
| 1974
|}

==Death==
Kapur died at the age of 96 years on 14 February 2020 after prolonged illness at [[Dehradun]] where he was residing with his daughter at her house on Rajpura Road. His cremation took place in the same evening with full honour at Lakhibagh Ghat.<ref>{{cite web|title=दिल्ली के पूर्व उप राज्यपाल एचकेएल कपूर का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-former-deputy-governor-of-delhi-hkl-kapoor-passed-away-20033089.html |date=15 February 2020 |work=www.jagran.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/k.pdf Biodata from Rajya Sabha Website]

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[[Category:Indian sports executives and administrators]]
[[Category:Handball administrators]]
[[Category:Politicians from British India]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]]
[[Category:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha]]
[[Category:Lieutenant governors of Delhi]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]

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