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{{Short description|Indian politician (1909–1982)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jaisukhlal Hathi
| image = File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1909|01|19}}
| birth_place = [[Muli, Gujarat|Muli]], [[Muli State]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|02|02|1909|01|19|df=y}}
| death_place =
| office = 10th [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]]
| term_start = 24 September 1977
| term_end = 26 August 1981
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = * [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
* [[Darbara Singh]]
| predecessor = [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry]]
| successor = [[Aminuddin Ahmad Khan]]
| office1 = 4th [[List of governors of Haryana|Governor of Haryana]]
| term_start1 = 14 August 1976
| term_end1 = 23 September 1977
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = * [[Banarsi Das Gupta]]
* [[Devi Lal]]
| predecessor1 = [[Ranjit Singh Narula]]
| successor1 = [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation]]
| term_start2 = 13 March 1967
| term_end2 = 15 November 1969
| predecessor2 = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| successor2 = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| prime_minister2 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Minister of State, Ministry of Defence]]
| term_start3 = 13 November 1966
| term_end3 = 13 March 1967
| predecessor3 = [[A. M. Thomas]]
| successor3 = [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| prime_minister3 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office4 = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence Supplies, Ministry of Defence]]
| term_start4 = 24 January 1966
| term_end4 = 13 November 1966
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| prime_minister4 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| office5 = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs]]
| term_start5 = 24 January 1966
| term_end5 = 13 November 1966
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 = [[Vidya Charan Shukla]]
| prime_minister5 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| term_start6 = 11 January 1966
| term_end6 = 24 January 1966
| predecessor6 =
| prime_minister6 = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]] (Interim)
| term_start7 = 9 June 1964
| term_end7 = 11 January 1966
| predecessor7 =
| prime_minister7 = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| term_start8 = 27 May 1964
| term_end8 = 9 June 1964
| predecessor8 =
| prime_minister8 = [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| term_start9 = 10 March 1964
| term_end9 = 27 May 1964
| predecessor9 = [[Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis]]
| prime_minister9 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| office10 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start10 = 3 April 1968
| term_end10 = 2 April 1972
| constituency10 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| prime_minister10 = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| term_start11 = 3 April 1962
| term_end11 = 2 April 1968
| constituency11 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| prime_minister11 = *[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
*[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
*[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
*[[Indira Gandhi]]
| term_start12 = 3 April 1952
| term_end12 = 12 March 1957
| constituency12 = [[Saurashtra State]]
| prime_minister12 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| office13 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start13 = 5 April 1957
| term_end13 = 31 March 1962
| prime_minister13 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| constituency13 = Halar, [[Bombay State]]
| predecessor13 = [[Himmatsinhji (general)|M. S. Himmatsinghji]]
| successor13 =
| office14 = [[Constituent Assembly of India|Member of Constituent Assembly]]
| term_start14 = 6 December 1946
| term_end14 = 25 January 1950
| predecessor14 =
| successor14 =
| constituency14 = [[Saurashtra State]]
| death_cause =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|[[Advocate]]}}
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}

'''Jaisukhlal Hathi''' (19 January 1909 – 2 February 1982) was an Indian politician. Born in [[Muli, Gujarat|Muli, Saurashtra]], which is in the Indian state of Gujarat. He served as a Union Minister in the Indian Government and also as governor of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]. He was a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]], [[Lok Sabha]], and [[Rajya Sabha]]. He was born in 1909 and died in 1982.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=As it happened!: autobiography of Jaisukhlal Hathi|author=Hathi, J.|date=2002|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|isbn=9788172762834 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vSNuAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2014-10-18}}</ref><ref name="renamed_from_47_on_20141018141035">{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/739.htm|title=Members Bioprofile|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>

==Early life==
His father Lalshankar Hathi was from Saurashtra. He married Padmavati on 27 May 1927, and he had four sons and one daughter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eminent Parliamentarians |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58686/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Jaisukh_Lal_Hathi.pdf |website=Lok Sabha Digital Library |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> He studied at Alfred High School in Rajkot district, after which he moved to [[Bombay]] and cleared the Advocates Examination to join the Bar Council.

==Administrative career==
In 1943, he was appointed District and Sessions Judge in the erstwhile [[Rajkot State]]. In 1948, he became the Chief Secretary of the erstwhile Princely State of [[State of Saurashtra|Saurashtra]].

==Parliamentary career==
He was a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly (1946-47)]] representing the [[Saurashtra (state)|State of Saurashtra]]. He was also elected to the Provisional Parliament in 1950. He served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1952 to 12 March 1957; and in 1957, he was elected to the [[List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha|Second Lok Sabha]] representing the Indian National Congress. Hathi was elected to Rajya Sabha in April 1962 and served till 3 April 1968, following which he was reelected the same day and served till 2 April 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rajya Sabha Members |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/h.pdf |website=Raja Sabha |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref>

==Minister and Governor==
Hathi served as Deputy Minister, Minister of State, and as Minister of Irrigation in the Union Council of Ministers holding portfolios of Irrigation and Power, Supply, Home Affairs, Defence from 1952 to 1962. He served as Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation from 1962 to 1964 and 1967–69. He was appointed Governor of Haryana on 14 August 1976 and he served till 23 September 1977,<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Governors |url=http://haryanarajbhavan.gov.in/former-governors |website=Haryana Raj Bhawan |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> following which he was transferred to Punjab on 24 September 1977, where he served till 26 August 1981.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Governors |url=http://punjabrajbhavan.gov.in/home/formerGovernors |website=Punjab Raj Bhawan |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> He resigned from Governorship of Punjab on health grounds.

==Other Administrative Positions and Public Life==
He headed the Commission on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in 1974, where he submitted a report that is known as the Hathi Commission report (1975).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hathi Commission Report on Essential Drugs |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/handle/123456789/397969 |website=Lok Sabha Digital Library |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> He also served as Chairman of National Lawyers Forum. He was a Director in the Press Trust of India. He worked with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan since its inception serving as Chairman of Bhavan's International Chapter and as Chairman of Central Kendra Committee. He served as a trustee of the Somnath and Dwarka Temples.

==Writings==
He wrote "Position of Indian States In Federation" in 1939 with an aim to define the roles that various Indian states would play in the Indian federation.
"Sidelights on Indian Princess" was his second publication which was published in 1975. He also wrote a number of short stories for Bhavan's Journal from 1970 to 1974. His biography was titled "As It Happened.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hathi |first1=Jaisukhlal |title=As it happened! : autobiography of Jaisukhlal Hathi |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |oclc=52328370 }}</ref>"

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[[Category:1909 births]]
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[[Category:Governors of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Governors of Haryana]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]
[[Category:India MPs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Leaders of the Rajya Sabha]]

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