John Matthai
Former Minister of Finance of India
John Matthai CIE was an economist who served as Independent India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as well as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948. Wikipedia
Born: January 10, 1886, Kozhikode, India
Died: February 1959 (age 73 years)
Previous offices: Minister of Finance of India (1948–1950) and Union Minister of Railways of India (1947–1948)
Party: Indian National Congress
Children: Ravi J. Matthai
Education: Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College and Madras Christian College