Prime Ministers of India – Dr. Manmohan Singh

Posted by on Feb 8, 2009 in Indian Politicians

Dr. Manmohan Singh is the 14th and the incumbent Prime Minister of India. He is a former Governor of Reserve Bank of India and was the Finance Minister durng the PV Narasimha Rao Government in the early 90s. Manmohan has the credit of being the first Sikh to become the Prime Minister of India although a person of the same religion.  India had already seen a Sikh holding the highest position when Giani Zail Singh became its President in 1982.

Here are some basic details about Dr. Manmohan Singh:

Place and Date of Birth: September 26th, 1932 in Gah, Punjab, British India

Religion: Sikhism

Political Party: Congress-I

Tenure of Prime Ministership: 22 May 2004 – Incumbent

Parents’ Name: Gurmukh Singh (Father) and Amrit Kaur (Mother)

Wife’s Name: Gursharan Kaur

Children’s Names: Manmohan Singh has three daughters – Upinder Singh, Damandeep Kaur and Amrit Singh

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