Who is the individual being referred to here, who served as a Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh, held ministerial positions in Uttar Pradesh in 1937 and 1946, served as the Minister for Communications in the first ministry of independent India, and served as the Food and Agriculture Minister from 1952 to 1954?

Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (1894-1954):

He was a prominent Congress leader from Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh.
He served as a Minister in U.P. in 1937 and then in 1946 too.
Kidwai held the position of Minister for Communications in Independent India's first ministry.
He launched "night airmail service" & "own your telephone" as the Minister of Communications.
Kidwai served as the Food and Agriculture Minister from 1952 until his untimely demise due to a heart attack in 1954.