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Who is Manmohan Singh?

Dr Manmohan Singh is an Indian politician, academician, economist, and bureaucrat who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is an Oxford- and Cambridge-educated economist credited with shaping India's economic and social welfare reforms. 
 
He is the third longest-serving prime minister of India after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. As a Sikh, he was the first non-Hindu to occupy the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and was also the first PM since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term.

Early life, education, and career
Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932 in Punjab. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from Panjab University in 1952 and 1954 respectively. In 1957, he completed his Economic Tripos from Cambridge University. He gained a D Phil degree in Economics from Oxford University in 1962. Dr Singh taught as a senior lecturer and economics professor at Punjab University and as a professor of international trade at Delhi School of Economics.
 
He has also received honorary doctorates from University of Bologna, University of Jammu and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.
 
In 1971, He joined the Government of India as an Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry and got promoted to Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in the Finance Ministry in 1972. After a short journey at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretariat from 1966 to 1969, he was appointed Secretary General of the South Commission in Geneva from 1987-1990. 
 
Moreover, he also held the positions of Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
 
Dr Singh has been a Member of the Rajya Sabha since 1991 where he was Leader of the Opposition from 1998-2004. Following the Congress Party’s historic victories in 2004 and 2009, he took the Office of Prime Minister on May 22, 2004 and again on May 22, 2009.

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PM Modi shared a post on X on the 92nd Birthday of former PM of India, Manmohan Singh. Congress leaders also extend best wishes

Updated On: 26 Sep 2024 | 11:07 AM IST

In a letter to the UPSC, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly believes that the lateral entry process should uphold the principles of equity and social justice

Updated On: 20 Aug 2024 | 4:23 PM IST

The minister also dismissed as "baseless" Gandhi's allegation that RSS people will be hired as public servants through this mode

Updated On: 19 Aug 2024 | 9:42 PM IST

PM Modi delivered his longest Independence Day speech at 98 minutes as he addressed the country on various issues and notified upcoming reforms

Updated On: 15 Aug 2024 | 11:04 AM IST

Natwar Singh was External Affairs minister in 2004-05 in Manmohan Singh's government till he was asked to step down after alleged charges of nepotism

Updated On: 11 Aug 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

A 1989-batch IFS officer, Vikram Misri served as an ambassador in Beijing during the Galwan clash and as deputy secy for Pakistan desk in MEA during the Kargil War

Updated On: 15 Jul 2024 | 2:17 PM IST

I have observed from close quarters how BJP treated their allies in the last 10 years. Their approach is not of 'one size fits all', said MP Supriya Sule

Updated On: 10 Jun 2024 | 2:08 PM IST

The party is committed to an orderly and healthy development of the financial markets that reflect the fundamentals of the economy, said Congress.

Updated On: 04 Jun 2024 | 4:30 PM IST

While market sentiment will no doubt take a sharp hit in the event of a change in government or a weak coalition, analysts said, it's important to remember that there are many good things going well

Updated On: 04 Jun 2024 | 3:50 PM IST

But 10-year returns finish line still elusive

Updated On: 02 Jun 2024 | 11:34 PM IST

In a letter to voters of Punjab ahead of the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha polls on June 1, Manmohan Singh accused Modi of lowering the dignity of public discourse

Updated On: 31 May 2024 | 9:52 AM IST

Ahead of the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, former PM Manmohan Singh has fiercely criticised the Centre for economic mismanagement and divisive political tactics

Updated On: 30 May 2024 | 2:35 PM IST

The senior Congress leader also hit out at the BJP government for imposing an "ill-conceived" Agniveer scheme on the armed forces

Updated On: 30 May 2024 | 2:00 PM IST

According to the data shared by the office, 1409 voters cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Friday

Updated On: 18 May 2024 | 3:04 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2024: During a rally in Rajasthan, PM Narendra Modi claimed that former PM Manmohan Singh believed that Muslims had 'first claim on resources' and wealth of the nation

Updated On: 23 Apr 2024 | 1:46 PM IST

Abdullah refused to name anyone as the prime ministerial face of the INDIA bloc saying the question will be discussed when the alliance has the numbers

Updated On: 13 Apr 2024 | 6:12 PM IST

The standard critique of Singh mingles this lack of legitimacy with his retiring manner and stilted speechmaking to create a picture of a weak man who just happened to make history

Updated On: 09 Apr 2024 | 7:17 AM IST

The 1990s and 2000s were a golden age for technocrats globally. Government - and not just in India - was, depending upon your point of view, either depoliticised or too highly politicised

Updated On: 05 Apr 2024 | 10:38 PM IST

Manmohan Singh served the country in multiple ways

Updated On: 04 Apr 2024 | 11:02 PM IST

"Let the whole world hear it loud and clear," Singh said in his maiden budget speech. "India is now wide awake. We shall prevail. We shall overcome"

Updated On: 03 Apr 2024 | 8:20 PM IST