Manmohan Singh

Key facts

Born

26 September 1932, Gah

Died

26 December 2024, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

State of birth

Gah

Sector

Politics & governance

Profession

Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician

Gender

Male

Biography

Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. A member of the Indian National Congress, Singh was the first and remains the only Sikh prime minister of India. He was also the first prime minister since Nehru to be re-appointed after completing a full five-year term.

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Timeline

1. 1932Born in Gah
2. 1956Awarded the Adam Smith Prize
3. 1982Becomes Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
4. 1985Becomes Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
5. 1987Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
6. 1991Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
7. 1991Becomes Minister of Finance
8. 1998Becomes Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
9. 2002Awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
10. 2002Awarded the Banga Bibhushan
11. 2004Becomes Prime Minister of India
12. 2005Becomes Minister of External Affairs
13. 2006Awarded the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
14. 2009Becomes Minister of Culture
15. 2014Awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
16. 2019Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
17. 2024Dies in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi