Keshav Dev Malviya


Keshav Dev Malaviya (11 August 1904–27 May 1981) was a leader of Indian National Congress and a union minister of India. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Domariyaganj, Uttar Pradesh. He received his degree in oil technology from HBTI Kanpur (now HBTU Kanpur). He served as a Minister of Petroleum in the 1970s in the Congress government. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Petroleum Industry.

Keshav Dev Malaviya
Minister of Mines and Fuel
In office
10 April 1962  27 May 1964
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded bySwaran Singh
Succeeded byChidambaram Subramaniam
Personal details
Born(1904-08-11)11 August 1904
Died27 May 1981(1981-05-27) (aged 76)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
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