N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Minister of Defence | |
| In office 13 May 1952 – 10 February 1953 | |
| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Baldev Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1st Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 1952 – 10 February 1953 | |
| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charu Chandra Biswas |
| Minister of Railways & Transport | |
| In office 22 September 1948 – 13 May 1952 | |
| Monarch | King George VI (1936-1950) |
| President | Rajendra Prasad |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 1937 – 9 April 1943 | |
| Monarch | Hari Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kailash Nath Haksar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Narasimha Ayyangar Gopalaswami Ayyangar 31 March 1882 |
| Died | 10 February 1953 (aged 70) |
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Diwan Bahadur Sir Narasimha Gopalaswami Ayyangar CSI CIE (31 March 1882 – 10 February 1953) was an Indian civil servant and statesman, who served as the Prime Minister of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir and later a minister in the first cabinet of independent India. He was a member of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India, the leader of the Rajya Sabha, a 'minister without portfolio' looking after Kashmir Affairs, and the Minister for Railways.
In his Kashmir Affairs role, he represented India at the United Nations Security Council and later drafted the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that granted autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.