Manmohan Singh Age
91 Years Old
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Biography
| Full Name | Manmohan Singh |
| Date of Birth | 26 September 1932 |
| Age | 91 Years Old |
| Place of Birth | Gah, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Profession | Economist, Bureaucrat, Politician |
Family
| Father | Gurmukh Singh |
| Mother | Amrit Kaur Sitawanti Kaur (Stepmother) |
| Brother | Surinder Singh Kohli Daljit Singh Kohli Surjeet Singh Kohli |
| Halfsiblings | Gobind Kaur Pritam Kaur Nirman Kaur Narinder Kaur Gyan Kaur |
| Spouse | Gursharan Kaur (m. 1958) |
| Kids | Amrit Singh Daman Singh Upinder Singh |
Physical Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 6 Inches |
| Weight | 60 kg |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Body Measurements | Not Known |
Education
| School | Khalsa High School for Boys, Peshawar, British India |
| College | Hindu College, Amritsar Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (Chandigarh) University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England Oxford University, Oxford, England |
| Qualification | B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (Chandigarh) in 1952 M.A. in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (Chandigarh) in 1954 Economic Tripos from University of Cambridge in 1957 Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1960 |
Designations
- 1966–1969: Worked for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- 1969: Appointed as an advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Trade by Lalit Narayan Mishra
- 1969-1971: Professor of International Trade at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
- 1972: Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance
- 1976: Secretary in the Finance Ministry
- 1980–1982: Member of the Planning Commission
- 1982-1985: Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- 1985-1987: Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (India)
- 1987-1990: Secretary General of the South Commission, an independent economic policy think tank headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1990: Advisor to Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs during the tenure of V. P. Singh
- 1991: Chairman of the University Grants Commission
Career
In June 1991, P. V. Narasimha Rao, the Prime Minister of India at the time, appointed Singh as the Finance Minister. Singh initially didn’t take it seriously but was later demanded to attend the swearing-in ceremony, marking his entry into politics.
India was facing an economic crisis in 1991, with significant fiscal and balance of payments deficits. To tackle this, the government sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which imposed conditions on India’s economic policies. Singh and Rao implemented policies to deregulate the economy, dismantle the Licence Raj, and reduce state control.
Singh’s efforts led to the opening up of the economy, facilitating Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and initiating the privatization of public sector companies. Despite these reforms, Rao’s government was voted out in 1996. Singh’s role in India’s economic reforms has been compared to Deng Xiaoping’s in China.
In 1993, Singh offered to resign as Finance Minister following criticism of his ministry’s handling of a securities scandal. However, Prime Minister Rao refused his resignation, promising to address the issues raised in the investigation report.
Singh was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, in 1991 and subsequently re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007, and 2013. From 1998 to 2004, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He also contested for the Lok Sabha from South Delhi in 1999 but was unsuccessful.
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