Manmohan Singh is an Indian politician, economist, academician and bureaucrat who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Indian National Congress, Singh was the first Sikh Prime Minister of India.
He was born on September 26, 1932. Dr. Manmohan Singh was born in Gah, District Chakwal, West Punjab (today's Pakistan). After the India-Pakistan partition in 1947, his family came to India from Pakistan. His father's name is Gurmukh Singh and mother's name is Amrit Kaur.
Manmohan Singh studied at Punjab University and Cambridge University in Great Britain. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Punjab University in 1952 and 1954 respectively. He completed his Economic Tripos from Cambridge University in 1957. After this he did D.Phil in Economics from Oxford University in 1962.
Finance Minister (1991–1996): Dr. Singh served as the Finance Minister of India from 1991 to 1996 under the then Narasimha Rao government. During this time, he initiated important economic reforms, which included liberalizing the Indian economy, reducing trade barriers, and encouraging foreign investment. These reforms are often credited with reviving India's economy and paving the way for its economic growth in subsequent years.
In Opposition: After the Congress Party's defeat in the 1996 general elections, Manmohan Singh returned to academia. However, he continued to contribute to economic policy discussions in India and remained involved in public life.
Prime Ministers (2004–2014): In the year 2004, Dr. Manmohan Singh was appointed as the 14th Prime Minister of India, serving for two consecutive terms until 2014. During his tenure, his government implemented several policies including the National Rural Employment Guarantee. Some of the major achievements of his government are – NREGA, the Right to Information Act (RTI), and the India-US civil nuclear deal.
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