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Giani Zail Singh (pronunciation ⓘ, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987 and 9th Chief Minister of Punjab. He was the first Sikh to become president.
Giani Zail Singh served as the seventh President of India, from July 25, 1982, until July 25, 1987. Born on May 5, 1916, in Sandhwan, Faridkot district of Punjab, Zail Singh had a career marked by significant political contributions and dedication to the service of the people.
May 5, 2015 · Giani Zail Singh served as the seventh president of India from 1982-87 and was the only Sikh politician to take the president's oath. He had a long-term political background and was a member of Indian National Congress (INC).
Giani Zail Singh born Jarnail Singh; (5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to become president.
May 1, 2024 · Zail Singh was an Indian politician who was the first Sikh to serve as president of India (1982–87). He was an impotent bystander in 1984 when government troops stormed the complex of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, the Sikhs’ holiest shrine, in an effort to apprehend militants who.
Giani Zail Singh served as the seventh President of India, from July 25, 1982, until July 25, 1987. Born on May 5, 1916, in Sandhwan, Faridkot district of Punjab, Zail Singh had a career marked by significant political contributions and dedication to the service of the people.
Jan 15, 1995 · Giani Zail Singh wasn't unique merely because he was a grassroots politician of humble origin who reached such a high political office. He will be remembered for having brought to the office of the President of India an unprecedented energy, activism and, of course, controversy.
ZAIL SINGH, GIANI (1916-1994), the first Punjabi to become President of the Republic of India, was born on 5 May 1916, the son of Bhai Kishan Singh and Mata Ind Kaur, a Ramgarhia couple of a small village, Sandhvan, near Kot Kapura, in the princely state of Faridkot.
Apr 13, 2023 · India Today has learnt that on June 8, 1982, Giani Zail Singh was told by two separate sources, Petroleum Minister Shiv Shankar in the morning and Rajiv Gandhi in the afternoon, that he was the likely candidate and should prepare himself.
GIANI ZAIL SINGH, whose ascendancy in the service of the nation can be traced from the humblest of origins, combines rare qualities of head and heart. The Giani's innings in public life have been long and varied - freedom fighter, social reformer, champion of the down-trodden, State Congress Leader, successful Chief Minister and Union Home ...
