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Giani Zail Singh was an Indian politician who served as President of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab in the 1970s. He was the first Sikh to become president.

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politics · President of India from 1982 to 1987 · politician · badminton executive and administrator · freedom fighter · also Zail Singh, Gyani Zail Singh, Singh

Born 5 May 1916 · Died 25 December 1994 · Q334851

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Jun 1983Award
Awarded honorary doctor of Comenius University (1983).
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Jan 1983Milestone
Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1983–1986).
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2026· 13 entries

Aug 21, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Open Magazine: From Olympic Dreams to a 10-Year Ban: The Second Doping Case That Could End Shivpal Singh's Career

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Aug 21, 2026Documented record69% confidence

NDTV: Extremely Regrettable: Rajnath Singh Targets Congress Over Vande Mataram Row

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Aug 21, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Tribune: Kewal Singh Dhillon slams Congress decision on ‘Vande Mataram’

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

TheWire.in: Mohinder Singh and the Courage of Shared Humanity

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record68% confidence

Yahoo Sports: Rinku Singh hits 3 sixes as team scores 26 in over to go from 22 behind DLS to 4 ahead before rain seals UPT20 League win

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

NDTV: Opinion | Manmohan Singh, Bachchans, And Other Secrets Of 10 Janpath: The Sonia Gandhi Story

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Tribune: Harbhajan Singh highlights poor school infrastructure in Punjab; video turns out to be from 2018

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Aug 20, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Destiny Or Resilience? How Captain Pradeep Singh Built Across Sea, Land And Technology

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Times of India: ‘Cannot afford any mistake’: Harmanpreet Singh rues India’s lapses despite Pakistan win

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Rediff: Dronacharya Awardee Parveer Singh's Journey: From Seema Punia To Asian Games Gold

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Open Magazine: India-Japan Defence Talks Explained: Why Rajnath Singh-Koizumi Meeting Could Reshape Indo-Pacific Security

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

The Times of India: FBI puts Indian national Major Singh on Most Wanted list

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Aug 19, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Firstpost: FBI names Indian national Major Singh in Most Wanted list over organised crime links

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2016· 2 entries

2016Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

At which a documentary film on his life and a book were released in his honour

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When a documentary film and a book on his life were released

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1994· 2 entries

Dec 25, 1994Documented record86% confidence

Died 1994-12-25.

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1994Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Of injuries sustained in a road accident

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1986· 1 entry

1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Employed a pocket veto on the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament

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1983· 4 entries

Jun 15, 1983Documented record84% confidence

Awarded honorary doctor of Comenius University (1983).

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1983Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

New Delhi hosted both the seventh summit of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

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Jan 1, 1983Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1983–1986).

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1983Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And manufactured integrated chips using American know-how

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1982· 2 entries

1982Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was elected president of India, succeeding Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

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Jan 1, 1982Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: President of India (1982–1987).

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1980· 2 entries

Jan 1, 1980Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Minister of Home Affairs (1980–1982).

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1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Singh was appointed India’s home minister by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

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1978· 1 entry

1978Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When a clash between his followers and Nirankari Sikhs led to the death of a dozen people

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1975· 1 entry

1975Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Singh introduced a reservation of fifty per cent of jobs for Valmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs under the quota of jobs reserved for the scheduled castes

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1974· 2 entries

1974Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Overriding their preferred choice of Madras (now Chennai)

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1974Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Repatriated the remains of Udham Singh from the United Kingdom which were then taken in a procession to Punjab, cleverly utilising the media attention and popular interest in it to burnish his credentials

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1972· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1972Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Chief Minister of Punjab (1972–1977).

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1966· 3 entries

1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Became president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, a post he held until his appointment as chief minister in 1972

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1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Until 2021 when Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit Sikh, became chief minister

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1966Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Serving in that post until his election as chief minister of Punjab in 1972

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1964· 1 entry

1964Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, the president had appointed the senior most Cabinet minister, Gulzarilal Nanda, as the acting prime minister while the Congress Parliamentary Party went about electing a new leader who wo

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1948· 2 entries

1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

When Praja Mandal activists besieged the state's secretariat and Singh declared the formation of a parallel government in Faridkot

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1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The States Ministry of India merged Faridkot with the other Phulkian states of Punjab to form the Patiala and East Punjab States Union

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1946· 1 entry

1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Launched a satyagraha against the Faridkot government and was involved in the Flag agitation of that year for which he was imprisoned

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1943· 1 entry

1943Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was forced to leave Faridkot but took up the cause of the people's movement in Faridkot outside the state

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1938· 1 entry

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Founded the Praja Mandal, a political organisation allied to the All India States Peoples' Conference, in Faridkot

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1936· 1 entry

1936Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Singh was imprisoned for a year for his participation in the Kisan Morcha

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1916· 1 entry

May 5, 1916Documented record86% confidence

Born 1916-05-05.

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