Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh (Punjabi:منموہن سنگھ/ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ;Hindi:मनमोहन सिंह; born 26 September 1932) was the 13th Prime Minister of India. A famous economist, he was first the Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term, and the first Sikh to hold the office.
Manmohan Singh ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ منموہن سنگھ | |
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| 13th Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Modi |
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| Born | 26 September 1932 Gah, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Singh was born on 26 September 1932 in Gah, Punjab, British India, into a Sikh family.[1] 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 has been married to Gursharan Kaur since 1958.
Manmohan Singh Media
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Smt. Gursharan Kaur with the Indian Ace Shooter Gagan Narang, who won four gold medals in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, in New Delhi on October 15, 2010.
11th President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam authorizing the Prime Minister designate Manmohan Singh to form the next Government in New Delhi on 19 May 2004
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Dmitry Medvedev, Hu Jintao, Dilma Rousseff and Jacob Zuma at the 2011 BRICS summit in Sanya, China
Singh meeting with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus
Stamp launched in Uzbekistan in honor of Manmohan Singh in 2006
References
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Dr. Manmohan Singh". Retrieved 18 December 2011.
Other websites
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh official website
- Profile & Curriculum Vitae
- List of current Union Ministers