JOIN USFormer West Bengal Governor and industrialist Viren J Shah died in Jordan on Saturday following a heart attack. He was 86.
Shah was on a holiday to Jordan with his wife when he suffered the heart attack. His body will be brought back to Mumbai, where he lived, for cremation, family sources said.
Shah was elected to Parliament from Junagadh in Gujarat in 1967 and was also a member of the Rajya Sabha twice from 1975 to 1981 and from 1990 to 1996. He was the Governor of West Bengal from 1999 to 2004.
He was the former Chairman and Managing Director of Mukund Limited, engaged in steel business, and held the position for 27 years from 1972 to 1999. He was also the former treasurer of the BJP.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the demise of Viren Shah. He said Shah was a "distinguished Parliamentarian who also rendered invaluable service in the field of industry and commerce”.