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Karan Singh

Karan Singh
करन सिंह
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Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) for
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Assumed office
Jan 2012
In office
Jan 2006 – Jan 2012
In office
Jan 2000 – Jan 2006
In office
November 1996 – Aug 1999
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for
Udhampur
In office
1967 - 1970
1971 - 1977
1977 - 1980
1980 - 1984
Succeeded by Girdhari Lal Dogra
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation,
Government of India
In office
1967 - 1973
Minister for Health and Family Planning,
Government of India
In office
1973 - 1977
Minister of Education and Culture,
Government of India
In office
1979 - 1980
Ambassador of India to the United States of America
In office
1989 - 1990
Preceded by P. K. Kaul
Succeeded by Abid Hussain
Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
17 November 1952 – 30 March 1965
Preceded by Hari Singh
Succeeded by Position abolished
1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
30 March 1965 – 15 May 1967
Preceded by Position created
Succeeded by Bhagwan Sahay
Personal details
Born (1931-03-09) 9 March 1931 (age 86)
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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