Manmohan Singh

Economist, Bureaucrat, Politician

Indian Gah, Chakwal, Punjab, British India (Now Punjab, Pakistan)

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ProfessionEconomist, Bureaucrat, Politician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth26/09/1932
Age92 years (died on 26, Dec, 2024)
BirthplaceGah, Chakwal, Punjab, British India (Now Punjab, Pakistan)
Date of Death26/12/2024

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameManmohan Singh
NicknameMohan

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorGrey

Educational Qualification(s)

Qualifications
  • B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (now, in Chandigarh) in 1952
  • M.A. in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (now, in Chandigarh) in 1954
  • Economic Tripos from University of Cambridge in 1957
  • Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1960

Personal Life

ReligionSikhism
CasteKhatri; Kohli (Kukrain)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date14/09/1958

Family

WifeGursharan Kaur
Children
Parents
FatherGurmukh Singh (a Clerk)
MotherAmrit Kaur
Siblings
  • 1 (Name
  • died at a very young age)
  • Surinder Singh Kohli (Politician)
  • Daljit Singh Kohli (Politician
  • joined BJP in 2014)
  • Surjeet Singh Kohli (Politician)
  • Gobind Kaur
  • Pritam Kaur
  • Nirman Kaur
  • Narinder Kaur
  • Gyan Kaur
  • 1 More (Name
  • )

Career

Political PartyIndian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey
  • 1991: Elected to the Rajya Sabha and became the Finance Minister of India in the P. V. Narasimha Rao Government
  • 1994: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha
  • 1998-2004: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
  • 1999: Contested for the Lok Sabha from South Delhi but lost
  • 2001: Elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time
  • 2004: Became the 13th Prime Minister of India
  • 2009: Elected the Prime Minister of India for the second time
  • 2014: Resigned from the post of the Prime Minister
  • Served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Assam from 1991 to 2019 and Rajasthan from 2019 to 2024

Favourites

LeaderMahatma Gandhi
PoetIqbal
ColourGrey
FoodMissi Roti, Vadiyaan, Pulao & Chhole

Style Quotient

CarMaruti 800 (1996 Model)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Abstains from smoking and drinking alcohol.
2. Born in Gah, British India (now Pakistan) into a Sikh family.
3. Raised by paternal grandmother.
4. First attended a village school in Gah, Chakwal.
5. Later moved to Khalsa High School for Boys in Peshawar.
6. Married Gursharan Kaur in 1958.
7. Played a significant role in India's economic reforms in 1991.
8. Re-elected as Prime Minister in 2009.
9. Known for maintaining strong friendships.
10. Underwent multiple cardiac bypass surgeries.
11. Portrayed in the 2019 film 'The Accidental Prime Minister.'
12. First and only Sikh Prime Minister of India.
13. First Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to complete a full five-year term and be re-elected.
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