- Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on December 26, 2024 at the age of 92.
- He served as the Finance Minister during the tenure of then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
- He is considered the architect of the 1991 economic reforms, which marked the beginning of the liberalization of the economy.
- From 2004 to 2014, he served two terms as the Prime Minister of the Congress-led UPA government.
- After 33 years of service, he retired from the Rajya Sabha in April 2024.
- On September 26, 1932, he was born in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India.
- From 2004 to 2014, he was the 13th Prime Minister of India.
- In addition, he chaired the University Grants Commission and served as the 15th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
- The Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, was conferred on him in 1987.
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