Karan Singh | |
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![]() Singh in 2013 | |
1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
In office 30 March 1965 – 15 May 1967 | |
Preceded by | Position established Himself as Sadr-i-Riyasat |
Succeeded by | Bhagwan Sahay |
Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir | |
In office 17 November 1952 – 30 March 1965 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Abdullah Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Khwaja Shamsuddin Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished Himself as Governor |
Prince Regent of Jammu and Kashmir | |
In office 20 June 1949 – 17 November 1952 | |
Monarch | Sir Hari Singh |
Ambassador of India to the United States of America | |
In office 1989–1990 | |
Preceded by | P. K. Kaul |
Succeeded by | Abid Hussain |
Minister of Education and Culture | |
In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
Preceded by | Pratap Chandra Chunder |
Succeeded by | B. Shankaranand |
Minister for Health and Family Planning | |
In office 9 November 1973 – 24 March 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Uma Shankar Dikshit |
Succeeded by | Raj Narain |
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
In office 13 March 1967 – 9 November 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Ministry established |
Succeeded by | R. Bahadur |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 28 January 2000 – 27 January 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Sanjay Singh |
Constituency | National Capital Territory of Delhi |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1971–1984 | |
Preceded by | G. S. Brigadier |
Succeeded by | Girdhari Lal Dogra |
Constituency | Udhampur |
In office 1967–1968 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | G. S. Brigadier |
Personal details | |
Born | Cannes, France | 9 March 1931
Political party | Indian National Congress (1947 – 1979, 2000 – Present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (U) (1979 – 1984) Independent (1984) |
Spouse | Yasho Rajya Lakshmi |
Relations | Dogra dynasty Chitrangada Singh (daughter-in-law) Bhim Singh (kinsman) Dhian Singh (ancestral Kinsman) |
Children | Ajatshatru Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, Jyotsna Singh |
Parent(s) | Maharaja Sir Hari Singh Maharani Tara Devi |
Residence(s) | Mansarovar 3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
Alma mater | University of Kashmir (B.A.) University of Delhi (M.A., PhD) |
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Signature | ![]() |
Website | karansingh.com |
Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher.[1] He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.[3][4]
Singh was a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, representing the national capital territory of Delhi. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress party who served successively as President (Sadr-i-Riyasat)[2][5] and Governor of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He was a life trustee and president of India International Centre. He was elected chancellor of Banaras Hindu University for three terms[6] until 2018 when he was succeeded by Giridhar Malaviya.[7] He has been a prospective presidential candidate over the years.[8][9][10][11]
Before leaving Srinagar he also had long talks with Yuvraj Karan Singh, who was then being pressed to become the Sadr-i-Riyasat - Head of State of the State.