Happy Birthday Manmohan Singh: Lesser-known facts about the Ex-PM
Former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is celebrating his 87th birthday, here on Thursday. Senior Congress Leader was born on September 26, 1932 in Gah, Punjab, British India, into a Sikh family to Gurmukh Singh and Amrit Kaur. After the Partition of India, Singh’s family moved to Amritsar, where he studied at Hindu College. He also studied in Panjab University, then in Hoshiarpur, studying Economics and got his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1952 and 1954, respectively. Singh was the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1177086727795535873?s=20 After obtaining his doctorate in economics from Oxford, Singh worked for the United Nations (1966–69). He began his bureaucratic career when Lalit Narayan Mishra hired him as an advisor in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Over the 70s and 80s, Singh held various key designations in the Government of India, which includes Chief Economic Advisor (1972–76), Governor of the Reserve Bank (1982–85) and head of the Planning Commission (1985–87). https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1176997633329651713?s=20 In 1991, while India was facing a severe economic crisis, newly elected Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao inducted Singh into his cabinet as Finance Minister. Despite strong opposition, he as a Finance Minister carried out several structural reforms which liberalised India's economy for over next few years. Also, Singh served as a Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1998–2004. Narendra Modi: Lesser-known facts about the 14th Prime Minister The 13th prime Minister of India served the nation for 10 years, from May 22, 2004 to May 26, 2014. He was also the Leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha from March 21, 1998 to May 21, 2004. He was the 22nd Union Finance Minister (21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996). In fact, The Independent magazine described Singh as "one of the world's most revered leaders" and "a man of uncommon decency and grace.” -PTC News
