Dr. Karan Singh
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| करन सिंह | |
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Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) for National Capital Territory of Delhi |
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| Maharaja of Jammu Kashmir | |
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Assumed office Jan 2012 |
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In office Jan 2006 – Jan 2012 |
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In office Jan 2000 – Jan 2006 |
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In office November 1996 – Aug 1999 |
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Udhampur |
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In office 1967 - 1970 1971 - 1977 1977 - 1980 1980 - 1984 |
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| Succeeded by | Girdhari Lal Dogra |
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of India |
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In office 1967 - 1973 |
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| Minister for Health and Family Planning, Government of India |
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In office 1973 - 1977 |
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| Minister of Education and Culture, Government of India |
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In office 1979 - 1980 |
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| Ambassador of India to the United States of America | |
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In office 1989 - 1990 |
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| Preceded by | P. K. Kaul |
| Succeeded by | Abid Hussain |
| Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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In office 17 November 1952 – 30 March 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Hari Singh |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
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In office 30 March 1965 – 15 May 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwan Sahay |
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9 March 1931 Cannes, France |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Yasho Rajya Lakshmi |
| Residence | 3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress Party who served successively as Sadr-i-Riyasat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh. In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses). Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.
Born in a royal Rajput family, Singh was educated at Doon School, Dehra Dun, and received a B.A. degree from Jammu and Kashmir University, Srinagar, and subsequently an M.A. degree in Political Science and a Ph.D. degree from Delhi University.
He is a poet and authored poetry book too and his poems featured in the poetry anthology, The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India, featuring 151 Indian English poets, edited by Vivekanand Jha and published by Hidden Brook Press,Canada.
In 1949, at age of eighteen, Singh was appointed as the regent of Jammu and Kashmir state after his father stepped down as the ruler, following the state's accession to India. He served successively as regent, the first and last Sadr-i-Riyasat, and governor of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1965 to 1967.
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