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Dr Manmohan Singh is one of the very literate and highly educated person who has ever been appointed as the Prime Minister of any country. Read below to understand his background.
By reading his profile, it wont be wrong in saying "We Are Proud To be Indian"
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DR. MANMOHAN SINGH
PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA |
ACADEMIC RECORD
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1962 | D. Phil., Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Topic: India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth. [Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] |
1957 | Economic Tripos [First Class honours], University of Cambridge |
1954 | M.A. Economics, Panjab University – First Class with first position in theUniversity |
1952 | B.A. Economics(Hons.), Panjab University – Second Class with first position in the University |
1950 | Intermediate Panjab University – First Class with first position in the University |
1948 | Matriculation, Panjab University – First class |
PRIZES AND AWARDS
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2000 | Conferred Annasaheb Chirmule Award by the W.LG. alias Annasaheb Chirmule Trust setup by United Western Bank Limited, Satara, Maharashtra |
1999 | Received H.H. Kanchi Sri Paramacharya Award for Excellence from Shri R. Venkataraman, former President of India and Patron, The Centenarian Trust |
1999 | Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi. |
1997 | Conferred Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune |
1997 | Received Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award for the year 1996 |
1997 | Awarded Nikkei Asia prize for Regional Growth by the Nihon
Keizai Shimbun Inc. (NIKKEI), publisher of Japan’s leading business daily |
1996 | Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi |
1995 | Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science
Congress Association for 1994-95 |
1994 | Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year |
1994 | Elected Distinguished Fellow, London School of Economics, Centre for Asia Economy, Politics and Society |
1994 | Elected Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford,
Oxford, U.K. |
1994 | Honorary Fellow, All India Management Association |
1993 | Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the year |
1993 | Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the Year |
1987 | Padma Vibhushan Award by the President of India |
1986 | National Fellow, national Institute of Education, N.C.E.R.T. |
1985 | Elected President, Indian economic Association |
1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow, st. John’s College, Cambridge, |
1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow, Indian Institute of bankers |
1976 | Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
1957 | Elected Wrenbury Scholar, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
1955 | Awarded Wright’s Prize for distinguished performance, &
St. John’s college, Cambridge, U.K. |
1956 | Awarded Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, U.K. |
1954 | Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab university, for standing first in
M.A.(Economics), panjab University, Chandigarh |
1952 | University Medal for standing First in B.A. Hon.(Economics),
panjab University, Chandigarh |
Recipient of Honorary Degrees of D.Litt. from : |
- | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
- | Guru Nanak University, Amritsar |
- | Delhi University, Delhi |
- | Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi |
- | University of Bologna, Italy |
- | University of Mysore, Mysore |
- | Chaudhary charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (D.Sc) |
- | Kurukshetra University |
- | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, patiala (D.Sc) |
- | Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar |
- | Osmania University, Hyderabad |
- | University of Roorkee, Roorkee (Doctor of Social Sciences) |
- | Doctor of Laws by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
- | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) - Doctor Letters degree |
- | Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Deemed University) D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) |
- | Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur |
WORK EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS HELD |
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May 22, 2004 – till date: | Prime Minister of India |
March 21, 1998 – May 22,2004: | Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha (Council of States) Parliament of India |
June, 2001: | Re-elected as member of Rajya
Sabha for a Term of six years |
August 1, 1996 - Dec 4, 1997: | Chairman, Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Commerce, Rajya Sabha |
June 21, 1991- May 15, 1996: | Finance Minister of India |
June, 1995: | Re-elected Member of Rajya
Sabha for a term of six years |
September, 1991: | Elected Member of Rajya Sabha |
March 1991-June 1991: | Chairman, University Grants Commission |
Dec 1990 – March 1991: | Advisor to Prime Minister of India on
Economic Affairs |
August 1987 – Nov 1990: | Secretary General and Commissioner,
South Commission |
Jan 1985- July 1987: | Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission
of India |
Sept 1982 – Jan 1985: | Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
April 1980 – Sept 1982: | Member-Secretary, Planning
Commission, India |
Nov.1976 – April 1980: | Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Dept. of Economic Affairs,
Government of India
Member [Finance], Atomic Energy
Commission, Govt. of India
Member [Finance], Space
Commission, Govt. of India |
1972 – 1976: | Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of
Finance, India |
1971 – 1972: | Economic Adviser, Ministry of
Foreign Trade, India |
1969 – 1971: | Professor of International Trade,
Delhi School of Economics,
Delhi University, India |
1966 – 1969: | UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat,
New York
Chief, Financing for Trade Section
1966 : Economic Affairs Officer |
1957 – 1965 | : Panjab University, Chandigarh
1963-65 : Professor of Economics
1959-63 : Reader in Economics
1957-59 : Senior Lecturer in economics |
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OTHER ASSIGNMENTS |
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| Leader of the Indian delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Cyprus (1993) |
| Leader of the Indian delegation to the Human Rights World Conference, Vienna (1993) |
| Governor of India on the Board of Governors of the IMF and the International Bank of Reconstruction & Development (1991-95) |
| Appointed by Prime Minister of India as Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (1983-84) |
| Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-japan ;Joint Study Committee (1980-83) |
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| - Leader, Indian Delegation to : |
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| Indo-Soviet Monitoring Group Meeting (1982) |
| Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting (1980-82) |
| Aid India Consortium Meetings (1977-79) |
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| - Member Indian Delegation to : |
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| South-South Consultation, New Delhi (1982) |
| Cancun Summit on North-South Issues (1981) |
| Aid-India Consortium Meetings, Paris (1973-79) |
| Annual Meetings of IMF, IBRD & Commonwealth
Finance Ministers (1972-79) |
| Third Session of UNCTAD, Santiago (April-May 1972) |
| Meetings of UNCTAD Trade & Development Board,
Geneva (May 1971 – July 1972) |
| Ministerial Meeting of Group of 77, Lima (Oct.1971) |
| - Deputy for India on IMF Committee of Twenty on
International Monetary Reform (1972 – 74) |
| - Associate, Meetings of IMF Interim Committee and Joint
Fund-Bank Development Committee (1976-80, 1982-85) |
| - Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of
IBRD (1976-80) |
| - Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors of the
IMF (1982-85) |
| - Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, Asian
Development Bank, Manila (1976-80) |
| - Director, Reserve Bank of India (1976-80) |
| - Director, Industrial Development Bank of India (1976-80) |
| - Participated in Commonwealth Prime Ministers Meeting,
Kingston (1975) |
| - Represented Secretary;-General UNCTAD at several
inter-governmental meetings including : |
| Second Session of UNCTAD, 1968 |
| Committee on Invisibles & Financing Related to Trade,
Consultant to UNCTAD, ESCAP and Commonwealth
Secretariat |
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| - Member, International Organizations : |
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| Appointed as Member by the Secretary-General, United Nations of a Group of Eminent Persons to advise him on Financing for Development (December, 2000) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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| (i) Author of book “India’s Export Trends and Prospects
for Self-Sustained Growth”
[Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964] |
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| (ii) Have published a large number of articles in
economic journals |
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| Born on 26th September, 1932 |
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