Economist | Former Prime Minister of India | Architect of Economic Reforms
Dr. Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan). He is a distinguished economist and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, becoming the first Sikh to hold this office. Singh is widely credited as the architect of India’s economic liberalization in 1991 when he was the finance minister, initiating reforms that opened up the Indian economy, attracting foreign investment and fostering rapid growth.
Educated at Punjab University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford, Dr. Singh is known for his academic rigor and expertise in economics.