Singh was born to Gurmukh Singh and Amrit Kaur on 26 September 1932, in Gah, Punjab, British India, into a Sikh family. He lost his mother when he was very young and was raised by his paternal grandmother, … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Singh married Gursharan Kaur in 1958. They have three daughters, Upinder Singh, Daman Singh and Amrit Singh. Upinder Singh is a … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

First term: 2004–2009
After the 2004 general elections, the Indian National Congress ended the incumbent ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

The Independent described Singh as "one of the world's most revered leaders" and "a man of uncommon decency and grace", noting that he drives a Maruti 800, one of the … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

After completing his D.Phil., Singh returned to India. He was a senior lecturer of economics at Panjab University from 1957 to 1959. During 1959 and 1963, he served as a ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

In June 1991, India's prime minister at the time, P. V. Narasimha Rao, chose Singh to be his finance minister. Singh told Mark Tully the British journalist in 2005 "On the day (Rao) … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Singh's premiership officially ended at noon on 17 May 2014. He did not contest the 2014 general election for the 16th Lok Sabha as … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ