Dr. Manmohan Singh: Highest Qualified Prime Minister in the world
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(This hub is published on March 23, 2009.)
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, since 2004, is one of the most honored Statesmen in the globe. He is known for his integrity, honesty, knowledge and intellegence in economic and financial matters.
He showed his capabilities as Finance Minister of India and Prime Minister of India. He is the person who became instrumental to liberalization in Indian economy as Finance Minister.
He has proven his quality as student, as teacher, as author, as civil servent and also as parlamentarian before adorning the prime post.
He is the first non political person to qualify as prime ministerial candidate of India.
Born: September 26, 1932
Age: 77
Place of Birth: Gah (West Punjab, presently in Pakistan)
Father: Mr. S. Gurmukh Singh
Mother: Mrs. Amrit Kaur
Married With Mrs Gursharan Kaur on September 14, 1958
Children: Three daughters.
Academics
Indian Prime Minister seems to be the most qualified PM in the world. He is an expert in economics. He is recognised globally as the best qualified Politician and Statesman.
Qualification:
1. Placed in first position in BA (Hons), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1952
2. Placed in first position in MA (Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1954
3. Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College,
Cambridge, 1955 and 1957
4. Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge, 1957;
5. DPhil (Oxford), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India's
export competitiveness
Teaching Experience:
1. Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1963-65;
2. Professor, International Trade, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 1969-71;
3. Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
1976
4. Honorary professor, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,1996
Author:
BOOKS:
India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -Clarendon Press, OxfordUniversity, 1964;
He is also author of large number of published articles in various economic journals.
Work experience
He passed the most prestigious examination of Union Public Service Commission of India (Indian Civil Service) to be recruited as Indian Civil Servent. This service is now known as Indian Administrative Service.
POSITIONS:
1971-72: Economic advisor, Ministry of foreign trade, India
1972-76: Chief economic advisor, Ministry of finance, India
1976-80:
Director, Industrial Development Bank of India;
Director, Reserve Bank of India;
Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors, Asian Development Bank;
Alternate governor for India, Board of Governors, IBRD
November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, Ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs);
Member, finance: Atomic Energy Commission;
Member, finance: Space Commission
April 1, 1980 - September 15, 1982:
Member-secretary, Planning Commission of India
1980-83: Chairman, India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study
committee
September 16, 1982- January 14, 1985: Governor, Reserve Bank
of India
1982-85: Alternate Governor for India, Board of Governors,
International Monetary Fund
1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister
1985: President, Indian Economic Association
January 15, 1985- July 31, 1987: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India
August 1, 1987- November 10, 1990: Secretary-general and commissioner, South commission, Geneva
December 10, 1990- March 14, 1991: Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on economic affairs
March 15, 1991- June 20, 1991: Chairman, University Grant Comission, India
June 21, 1991- May 15, 1996: Finance Minister, Indian Union
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
August 1, 1996- December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce
March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance
August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules
Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges
2001 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee
Other Acomplishments
Honors and Awards:
1. Adam Smith Prize, Universityof Cambridge, 1956
2. Padma Vibhushan, 1987
3. Finance Minister of the Year, 1993, Euro money Award.
4. Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993, Asiamoney Award.
5. Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993, Asiamoney Award1994
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
1966: Economic Affairs Officer
1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD
1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on International
Monetary Reform
1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings
1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting
1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus1993:
1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna
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Hi Express,
Yes, we require some academic qualification even to be a clerk but no basic qualification is required to be a prime minister.
This system should be changed.
Jyoti Kothari
Dear Jyoti,
We are proud of our Qualified Prime Minister. However, academic persons mostly, are unable to handle political situations.
He has surrendered all his political power to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. Mr. L.K. Advani, Prime Ministerial candidite , BJP, told him weakest Prime Minister of India.
Surendra Bothara
Dear Mr. Bothara,
Thanks for your comments. I agree with you.
Jyoti Kothari
Not me but whole india is proud of him and his capabilities. The kind of work he is doing is really commendable. We are proud of him. He is most best that we are having. In would quote him a real gem.
thanks
He did his graduations from Hindu sabha college, Dhab khatikan, AMRITSAR. in 1954, His family lives at Amritsar right after the partition of India. He lived in Katra mit singh, now popularly known as Bazar Pathewala (sweet) and all his family lived here upto 1984. He married here and also studied here in AMRITSAR at above residence and you know it was the rented premises and owned by one Sant ram generally known sant ram da tabela.
I wasn't aware of our PM qualification it is so great to have such PM
Hi Jyoti,
He is well qualified but unable to handle price rise in India. Why he plays in hands of Sonia Gandhi instead of his Qualification and Capabilities?
Anjali
We can celebrate Dr.Manmohan Singh as the architect of economic freedom of India. Without him, India would have gone the Soviet Union's way in 1991, when our gold reserves were mortgaged by Chandrasekar's Govt. On assuming Finance Ministership in 1991, he did something which brought back all the mortgaged gold and created a developing economy.
As for me, personally, the only unpleasant thing he did was to pay compensation to Sikhs, who were affected in the riots after the death of Indira Gandhi. All the riots broke out when the Sikhs began celebrating Indira Gandhi's death. In her place is Manmohan Singh now. What will he do if a group of people hide in a place of worship, gather arms, ready to fight the police and army? Will he not storm that place? Is that a sin? Will he now keep quiet if some terrorists line up Hindus and kill them in the middle of their journey?
Why does he fail to appreciate Mrs.Gandhi who has laid a strong foundation for a mighty India?
hi sir......
Hey see this hub http://hubpages.com/hub/Manmohan-Singh-Brilliant-B it looks a copy cat of your hub....
Those commented here...do anyone has gutts to run a country....many of us can't even run a family in efficient way and we comment on others...... this is our weakness....
Thanks for bringing out the facts about our Prime Minister. He is also a bold PM next only to Indira Gandhi. If he brings Pakistan and China (which India is capable) to senses, he will surpass his predecessors.
Thanks for bringing out the facts about our Prime Minister. He is also a bold PM next only to Indira Gandhi. If he brings Pakistan and China (which India is capable) to senses, he will surpass his predecessors.
Hi,
President Obama has just addressed a joint press conference with Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India.
It will be a new beginning of co-operation between two countries.
Anil
Hi Anil,
Thanks for your comment. America and India are natural friends at present and America can not live without Indian support.
Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari
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Express says:
8 months ago
good post sir..I strongly believe there should have some basic educational qualification for politicians....