Meghji Pethraj Shah

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Meghji Pethraj Shah (15 September 1905 in Dabsang Jamnagar – 30 July 1964) was a Gujarati Jain businessman.{{cite book |last1=Marett |first1=Paul |title=Meghji Pethraj Shah: His Life and Achievements |date=1988 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |location=London |url=https://www.meghraj.com/biography/meghji-pethraj-shah-his-life-achievements-by-paul-marett.pdf}} He was member of Rajya Sabha from Bombay State for the term 3 April 1956 to 2 April 1962 but resigned on 26 July 1957.{{cite web|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat|accessdate=6 October 2015}}

In Saurashtra, development of libraries owes its origin to Meghaji Pethraj Shah, who made a munificent donation of one crore of rupees. As a result, 150 libraries were started in each district of Saurashtra.

One primary government school was built on his name. M.P. Shah Primary School Nagadia, Kalyanpur, Jamnagar.