| Date Of Birth: | 1 November 1949, 1/11/1949 |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Gujarat |
| Term Start: | 3 April 2024 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence: | Surat |
| Occupation: | Businessman, politician |
| Birth Place: | Dudhala, Gujarat, India |
| Parents: | Laljibhai Dholakiya, Santokbaa Dholakiya |
| Spouse: | Champaben Dholakiya |
| Children: | 3 |
| Nickname: | "Kaka" |
| Predecessor: | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Book/S: | “Diamonds are forever, so are morals.” Publishment/ Penguin Enterprises |
Govindbhai Laljibhai Dholakiya is an Indian businessman and politician who has served as a Member of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat since April 2024, representing Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] [2]
Dholakia was born into a Leuva Patidar Family at Dudhala, Lathi taluka, Amreli district, Gujarat, to a farming family. He was locally known as kaka (meaning "uncle").[3] Dholakia moved to Surat in 1964 to support his family.[4]
Dholakia founded Shree Ramkrishna Exports Private Limited, a diamond export enterprise based in Surat.News: Shree Ramkrishna Exports Emerges As 2022 Hurun Most Respected Family Business Of The Year. 2023-02-04. Times of India. en. [5] In 2024, he was elected as the Rajya Sabha member representing Gujarat.[6]
In 2021, he donated for the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.[7]
In 2022, Dholakia oversaw the transition of his hometown, Dudhala, to solar energy through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of his company.[8] [9]