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 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.
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.
References
- "Detailed Profile: Dr. Manmohan Singh". Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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