Gulzarilal Nanda

Prime Minister

4 July 1898 Sialkot, British India

15 January 1998(1998-01-15) (99) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

11 January 1966 – 24 January 1966

Two-time Acting Prime Minister of India Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialized in labour issues. He was the Prime Minister of India for two short periods following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. Both his terms ended after the ruling Indian National Congress's parliamentary party elected a new prime minister. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1997.