Sonam Narboo | |
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བསོད་ནམས་ནོར་བུ | |
India Ambassador to Mongolian People's Republic | |
In office February 1971 – February 1975 | |
Preceded by | Incumbent |
Succeeded by | Yudhishtar Raj Dhawan |
Personal details | |
Born | Skara | 27 May 1909
Died | 2 February 1980 | (aged 70)
Alma mater | University of Punjab, University of Sheffield |
Occupation | engineer, politician |
Awards | Padma Shri 1961 |
Sonam Narboo, also known as Sonam Norbu (Tibetan: བསོད་ནམས་ནོར་བུ), was an Indian engineer, administrator, and politician from Ladakh who played a pivotal role in the region's development. In recognition of his contributions, he was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1961.[1][2]