page_title: Jivraj Narayan Mehta
hierarchical_section_title: Jivraj Narayan Mehta
caption_attribution_description: English: Jivraj Narayan Mehta, the then Director General of Health Services with the Government of India and later the first Chief Minister of the newly formed state of Gujarat.
context_page_description: Jivraj Narayan Mehta was an Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Gujarat. He served as the first "Dewan" of the erstwhile Baroda state, and Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.
context_section_description: Jivraj Narayan Mehta (29 August 1887 - 7 November 1978) was an Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Gujarat. He served as the first "Dewan" (Prime Minister) of the erstwhile Baroda state, and Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.
caption: Mehta in October 1947
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