Brief life history of manmohan singh biography

Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist and politician, born on 26 September 1932 in Gah, West Punjab, now part of Pakistan. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 until 2014. He passed away at the age of 92. He is remembered as the first Sikh Prime Minister of India and is held on a certain pedestal due to the major transformation India's economy has seen under his work.

Early Life and Education

Manmohan Singh started his education at Panjab University, receiving his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics in 1952 and 1954, respectively. From here he came to the University of Cambridge and in 1957 received a First Class Honours degree in Economics and postgraduate work with a D.Phil. from Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1962. His early career entailed teaching at Punjab University, the Delhi School of Economics, and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Political Career

His political career began as an economic advisor in the Ministry of Commerce in 1971. Soon, he rose to hold important positions like chief economic advisor and Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. In many ways, it was as Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 that Si

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Manmohan Singh

Prime Manage of Bharat from 2004 to 2014

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                 Dr. Singh's academic credentials were burnished by the years he spent on the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. He had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat as well, during these years. This presaged a subsequent appointment as Secretary General of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990.

                 In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India as Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many Governmental positions that Dr. Singh has occupied are Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Advisor of the Prime Minister; and Chairman of the University Grants Commission.

                 In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991 and 1996 as India's Finance Minister. H

Manmohan Singh
Official portrait, 2004
In office 22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
President
Vice President
Preceded by	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by	Narendra Modi
In office 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Yashwant Sinha
Succeeded by	Jaswant Singh
In office 21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee
Chairman
Preceded by	Sikander Bakht
Succeeded by	Jaswant Singh
In office 19 Honourable 2019 – 3 Apr 2024
Preceded by	Madan Lal Saini
Succeeded by	Sonia Gandhi
Constituency	Rajasthan
In office 1 October 1991 – 14 June 2019
Preceded by	Amritlal Basumatary
Succeeded by	Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
Constituency	Assam
In office 16 Sept 1982 – 14 Jan 1985
Preceded by	I. G. Patel
Succeeded by	Amitav Ghosh
Born	(1932-09-26)26 September 1932
Died	26 December 2024(2024-12-26) (aged 92) New Metropolis, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse
Children	3, including Upinder and Daman
Alma mater