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Manmohan Singh — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 26 September 1932 · Died: 26 December 2024 · Age: 92

Economist who opened up India's economy as finance minister in 1991 and served as prime minister from 2004 to 2014

Did you know?He used to walk several miles to school and study by the light of kerosene lamps as a child.

Quick facts

  • Date of birth26 September 1932
  • Date of death26 December 2024
  • Age at death92
  • NationalityIndian
  • BirthplaceGah, Pakistan
  • Occupationeconomist, politician, banker

Editor's Take:

Manmohan Singh was the quiet economist who opened India to the world. Born in a village now in Pakistan, he moved to India during the violence of Partition. He won scholarships to Cambridge and Oxford and became a respected economist and central bank governor. As finance minister in 1991, with India near bankruptcy, he launched sweeping reforms that freed the economy. Growth took off. He became prime minister in 2004, the first Sikh to hold the office, and served two terms.

Key Milestones

  1. 1982: Reserve Bank – governor
  2. 1991: Finance minister – reforms
  3. 2004: Prime minister – appointed
  4. 2008: Nuclear deal with US

Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi.

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Manmohan Singh: India's Reformer Prime Minister

Indian prime minister, 1932–2024

Manmohan Singh was born in Gah, Punjab, on 26 September 1932.

He studied at Cambridge and Oxford.

He was finance minister from 1991.

He was prime minister from 2004 to 2014.

Career highlights

  1. 1982Reserve Bank: governor
  2. 1991Finance minister: reforms
  3. 2004Prime minister: appointed
  4. 2008Nuclear deal: with US
  5. 2009Re-election: second term

Did you know?He was known for his trademark blue turban.

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