Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh
A portrait photograph of a bespectacled Indian man with a dark grey beard, a blue turban, and a white button-down shirt standing before a natural backdrop of trees. A pen is in his pocket.
Official portrait, 2004
13th Prime Minister of India
In office
22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
President
Vice President
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
Additional ministries
In office
22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Ministry and Departments
Preceded by
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
10th Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
In office
21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Chairman
Preceded bySikander Bakht
Succeeded byJaswant Singh
22nd Union Minister of Finance
In office
21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byYashwant Sinha
Succeeded byJaswant Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
19 August 2019 – 3 April 2024
Preceded byMadan Lal Saini
Succeeded bySonia Gandhi
ConstituencyRajasthan
In office
1 October 1991 – 14 June 2019
Preceded byAmritlal Basumatary
Succeeded byKamakhya Prasad Tasa
ConstituencyAssam
15th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
In office
16 September 1982 – 14 January 1985
Preceded byI. G. Patel
Succeeded byAmitav Ghosh
Personal details
Born(1932-09-26)26 September 1932
Died26 December 2024(2024-12-26) (aged 92)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)
(m. 1958)
Children3, including Upinder Singh and Daman Singh
Residence3, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Alma mater
Profession
AwardsList of awards and honours
SignatureManmohan Singh

Dr. 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]

  1. "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.
  2. "Manmohan Singh, Indian Premier Who Spurred Economic Boom, Dies at 92". The New York Times. December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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