Manmohan Singh Age, Wiki and Bio

Manmohan Singh

Quick Info

ProfessionEconomist, Bureaucrat, Politician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth26/09/1932
Age92 years
BirthplaceGah, Chakwal, Punjab, British India (Now Punjab, Pakistan)

Bio/Wiki

Full NameManmohan Singh Kohli
NicknameMohan

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorGrey

Educational Qualification(s)

Qualifications
  • B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (now, in Chandigarh) in 1952
  • M.A. in Economics from Government College, Panjab University, Hoshiarpur (now, in Chandigarh) in 1954
  • Economic Tripos from University of Cambridge in 1957
  • Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1960

Personal Life

ReligionSikhism
CasteKhatri; Kohli (Kukrain)

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date14 September 1958

Family

WifeGursharan Kaur
Children
Daughters
  • Amrit Singh (Human Rights Lawyer)
  • Daman Singh (Writer)
  • Upinder Singh (Historian)
SonNone
Parents
FatherGurmukh Singh (a Clerk)
MotherAmrit Kaur
Siblings
Brother1 (Name Not Known; died at a very young age)
Half-Brothers
  • Surinder Singh Kohli (Politician)
  • Daljit Singh Kohli (Politician; joined BJP in 2014)
  • Surjeet Singh Kohli (Politician)
Half-Sisters
  • Gobind Kaur
  • Pritam Kaur
  • Nirman Kaur
  • Narinder Kaur
  • Gyan Kaur
  • 1 More (Name Not Known)

Career

Political PartyIndian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey
  • 1991: Elected to the Rajya Sabha and became the Finance Minister of India in the P. V. Narasimha Rao Government
  • 1994: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha
  • 1998-2004: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
  • 1999: Contested for the Lok Sabha from South Delhi but lost
  • 2001: Elected to the Rajya Sabha for the third time
  • 2004: Became the 13th Prime Minister of India
  • 2009: Elected the Prime Minister of India for the second time
  • 2014: Resigned from the post of the Prime Minister

Favourites

LeaderMahatma Gandhi
PoetIqbal
ColourGrey
FoodMissi Roti, Vadiyaan, Pulao & Chhole

Style Quotient

CarMaruti 800 (1996 Model)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Abstains from smoking and drinking alcohol.
Born in Gah, British India (now Pakistan) into a Sikh family.
Raised by paternal grandmother.
First attended a village school in Gah, Chakwal.
Later moved to Khalsa High School for Boys in Peshawar.
Married Gursharan Kaur in 1958.
Played a significant role in India's economic reforms in 1991.
Re-elected as Prime Minister in 2009.
Known for maintaining strong friendships.
Underwent multiple cardiac bypass surgeries.
Portrayed in the 2019 film 'The Accidental Prime Minister.'