Small Biography of Dr. Manmohan Singh

Hello Everyone,

I know many of you might be thinking that Manmohan Singh did not play his role well while he was Prime Minister for 10 years but let me tell you one thing, today what India is, it is because of him. I am not saying that only he did but major contribution belongs to him. Let's have some look about him. I just want to ask one question CAN YOU BEAT THIS ????

Here is the small biography of Dr Manmohan Singh.

PERSONAL DETAILs:  

Name: Dr Manmohan Singh  
DOB: September 26, 1932  
Place of Birth: Gah ( West Punjab )  
Father: S. Gurmukh Singh  
Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur  
Married on: September 14, 1958  
Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur  
Children: Three daughters      

EDUCATION /Qualification:   

1950: Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh ,  
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab University , Chandigarh ,    
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College, Cambridge,  
1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge ,    
1957; DPhil ( Oxford ), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India 's export competitiveness    


OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience :  

Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;  
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;  
Professor, Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh , 1963-65;  
Professor,International Trade, Delhi School of Economics,University of Delhi,1969-71  
Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant    


Working Experience/ POSITIONS :  

- 1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade,
- 1972-76: Chief economic advisor, ministry of finance, 
- 1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India ;  Director, Industrial Development Bank of India;  Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank;  Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, IBRD ,
- November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs); Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,finance, Space Commission 
- April 1980 - September 15, 1982 : Member-secretary, Planning Commission  
- 1980-83: Chairman , India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committee  
- September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985 : Governor, Reserve Bank of India .  
- 1982-85: Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund  
- 1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister  
- 1985: President, Indian Economic Association  
- January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987 : Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission  
- August 1, 1987 - November 10, 19! 90: Secretary-general and commissioner, south commission, Geneva  
- December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991 : Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs  
- March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991 : Chairman, UGC  
- June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996 : Union finance minister  
- October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket  
- June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha  
- 1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance  
- August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce,  
- March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha  
- June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance  
- August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules  
- Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 
- 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group  
- June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha  
- Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee    

and many more........


BOOKS:  

India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -  Clarendon Press, Oxford University , 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals.    


OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:  

Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge , 1956  ,
Padma Vibhushan, 1987  ,
Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;  
Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994    



INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:  

1966: Economic Affairs Officer  
1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD  
1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform  
1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings  
1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting  
1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting  
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 
1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna    


RECREATION :  

Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre, New Delhi    


Our Prime Minister - the most qualified PM all over the world till date. 


RESPECT HIM. DON'T JUDGE ANYONE BEFORE KNOWING HIM.


Thank You

Regards,
Siddharth Bumb. (CA CS Final)
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