[3] Dhirubhai Shah was born into a Jain family in the village of Bela, Taluka-Rapar, District of Kutch, in Gujarat state.
He was also given the Gujarat Gaurav Award in 1999 in the field of parliamentary procedure by the International Association of Educators for World Peace, a United Nations agency.
He also had the honour of attending the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II, the patron of the C.P.A., in London in March 2002 and represented India on the occasion.
Dhirubhai Shah died at age of 56 at his residence in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on 17 March 2008 (11:00pm – 11:30pm approx.
He faced a similar incident, suffering a heart attack at his daughter's wedding on 29 January 2005 which led to slipping into coma.
Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat and Speaker Ashok Bhatt conveyed the condolences to the family among others, and the house was adjourned for the day.
His death was compared to that of the late Arvindbhai Maniar, Vasantbhai Ganjendra Gadkar and Makarand Desai.