Simranjit Singh Mann

Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann (born 20 May 1945) is a Sikh politician from Punjab. He is president of the Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal. Mann is a two time Member of Parliament, winning from Taran Tarn in 1989 and Sangrur in 1999. He has been arrested or detained some 30 times but he has never been convicted. In March 2016, Mann advocated for formation of Jatland.

Born at Shimla in 1945, he comes from a political family. His father, Lt. Col. Joginder Singh Mann, was a speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (also known as Punjab Legislative Assembly) in 1967. He is married to Geetinder Kaur Mann. Mann's wife and Capt. Amarinder Singh's wife Maharani Preneet Kaur are sisters.

He was educated at the Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and Government College Chandigarh. He was a gold medalist in subject "History".

He has one son, Emaan Singh, and two daughters, Pavit Kaur and Nanki Kaur. Some news agencies also spell his son's name as Imaan Singh Mann. His son is also a politician.

He had appeared for Central Services Examination in 1966 and subsequently he joined Indian Police Services in 1967 and he was allocated "Punjab Cadre". He worked on several Indian Police Service positions, including Assistant Superintendent of Police Ludhiana, Senior Superintendent of Police Ferozepur, Senior Superintendent of Police Faridkot, Inspector-General of Police Railways, Patiala, Deputy Director of Vigilance Bureau Chandigarh, Commandant of Panjab Armed Police and Group Commandant of Industrial Security Force Bombay. He also served as Assistant Deputy Commissioner Governor of Punjab. To protest against Indian Government troops attack (also known as Operation Blue Star) on Golden Temple he resigned from Indian Police Service on 18 June 1984.

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