Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh (Punjabi:منموہن سنگھ/ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ;Hindi:मनमोहन सिंह; 26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was the 13th Prime Minister of India. A famous economist, he was the first Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term, and the first Sikh to hold the office.[2]
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| 13th Prime Minister of India | |||||||||||||
| In office 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Narendra Modi | ||||||||||||
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| 10th Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha | |||||||||||||
| In office 21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Sikander Bakht | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jaswant Singh | ||||||||||||
| 22nd Union Minister of Finance | |||||||||||||
| In office 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yashwant Sinha | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jaswant Singh | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |||||||||||||
| In office 19 August 2019 – 3 April 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Madan Lal Saini | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sonia Gandhi | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Rajasthan | ||||||||||||
| In office 1 October 1991 – 14 June 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Amritlal Basumatary | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Assam | ||||||||||||
| 15th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | |||||||||||||
| In office 16 September 1982 – 14 January 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | I. G. Patel | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Amitav Ghosh | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 September 1932
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| Died | 26 December 2024 (aged 92) New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Indian National Congress | ||||||||||||
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| Children | 3, including Upinder Singh and Daman Singh | ||||||||||||
| Residence | 3, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Awards | List of awards and honours | ||||||||||||
| Signature | Manmohan Singh | ||||||||||||
Early life
changeSingh was born on 26 September 1932 in Gah, Punjab, British India, into a Sikh family.[3] After the partition of India they moved to Amritsar. He studied at Panjab University, Chandigarh, at St John's College, Cambridge, and at Nuffield College, Oxford. Singh married Gursharan Kaur in 1958.
Prime Minister of India
changeIn 2004, when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance came to power, its chairperson Sonia Gandhi stepped down as leader of the India National Congress and supported Singh to replace her. His first ministry passed many important legislations and projects, including the National Rural Health Mission, Unique Identification Authority, Rural Employment Guarantee scheme and Right to Information Act. In 2008, many members of parliament were against a historic civil nuclear agreement with the United States. They voted in a vote of no confidence which nearly caused Singh's government to fall. India's economy grew faster during his term.
The 2009 general election saw the UPA return with an increased power, with Singh remaining as prime minister. Over the next few years, Singh's second ministry government were accused of corruption over the organisation of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2G spectrum allocation case and the Indian coal allocation scam. After his term ended, he decided not to return as prime minister during the 2014 Indian general election.[4]
Singh was never a member of the Lok Sabha but served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Assam from 1991 to 2019 and Rajasthan from 2019 to 2024.[5][6]
Death
changeSingh died on 26 December 2024 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India from heart disease at the age of 92.[7][8]
References
change- ↑ "Former PM Manmohan Singh moves to 3, Motilal Nehru Marg". 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "Manmohan Singh, Indian Premier Who Spurred Economic Boom, Dies at 92". The New York Times. December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Dr. Manmohan Singh". Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ "India's Manmohan Singh to step down as PM". The Guardian. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "Congress to move Manmohan Singh from Assam". The Hindu. 15 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Sonia Gandhi secures Rajya Sabha seat from Rajasthan unopposed". Mint. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Sruti, Swastika (2024-12-26). "Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Passes Away at the age of 92". NewsX World. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "India's former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92". Reuters. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
Other websites
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- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh official website
- Profile & Curriculum Vitae
- List of current Union Ministers
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