Feroze Gandhi
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Indian politician and journalist (1912-1960)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Constituency established
- Succeeded by
- Himself
- Constituency
- Rae Bareli , (previously Pratapgarh District (west) - Rae Bareli district )
- Born
- ( 1912-09-12 ) 12 September 1912, Bombay , Bombay Presidency , British India , (present-day Mumbai , Maharashtra , India)
- Died
- 8 September 1960 (1960-09-08) (aged 47), New Delhi , India
- Cause of death
- Heart attack
- Resting place
- Parsi cemetery, Prayagraj
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Spouse
- Indira Gandhi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 26 March 1942</span>"}]]}'>1942 )
- Children
- Rajiv Gandhi (son) Sanjay Gandhi (son)
- Relatives
- See Nehru–Gandhi family
- Education
- Ewing Christian College (dropped out)
- Occupation
- Politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gandhi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Spouse
- Indira Gandhi
- Child
- Sanjay Gandhi
- Occupation
- journalist
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Image
- Feroze Gandhi before 1950s.jpg
- Residence
- Prayagraj
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- name in native language
- Feroze Gandhi
- Commons category
- Feroze Gandhi
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1912-09-12
- date of death
- 1960-09-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Prayagraj
- birth name
- Feroze Jehangir Ghandy
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Encyclopedic overview
Feroze Jehangir Gandhi (12 September 1912 – 8 September 1960) was an Indian independence activist, politician and journalist. He served as a member of the provincial parliament between 1950 and 1952, and later a member of the Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian parliament. He published The National Herald and The Navjivan newspapers. His wife, Indira Gandhi (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India), and their elder son Rajiv Gandhi were both prime ministers of India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
Early life and education
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