| Occupation: | cardiac surgeon |
| Known For: | Chancellor of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |
| Office: | Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University |
| Order: | 20th |
| Successor: | Y. C. Simhadri |
| Predecessor: | D. N. Mishra |
| Term Start: | 2 August 1995 |
| Term End: | 25 August 1998 |
| Appointer: | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
Hari Pratap Gautam, commonly Hari Gautam, is a cardiac surgeon currently serving as chancellor of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, who also served as the 20th and former vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University (1995–98).[1]
Hari Gautam has previously served as the vice-chancellor of King George's Medical University,[2] president of National Academy of Medical Sciences, chairman of the University Grants Commission (1999-2002),[3] and the 20th vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (1995–98).[4] [5]