Gurcharan Singh Tohra

Gurcharan Singh Tohra
President of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
In office 6 June 1973 - 23 March 1986
Preceded by	Mohan Singh Tur
Succeeded by	Kabal Singh
In office 30 November 1986 - 20 November 1990
Preceded by	Kabal Singh
Succeeded by	Baldev Singh Sibiya
In office 13 November 1991 - 16 March 1999
Preceded by	Baldev Singh Sibiya
Succeeded by	Jagir Kaur
In office 27 July 2003 - 31 March 2004
Preceded by	Kirpal Singh Badungar
Succeeded by	Alwinderpal Singh Pakhoke
Personal details
Born	Gurcharan Singh Tohra (1924-09-24)24 September 1924 Tohra, Patiala State, British India
Died	1 April 2004(2004-04-01) (aged 79) New Delhi, India
Political party	Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse	Mrs Joginder Kaur

Panth Rattan Shiri Gurcharan Singh Tohra (24 September 1924 – 1 April 2004) was a president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), a Sikh body in charge of controlling Gurdwara (Sikh places of worship). He died of a heart attack in New Delhi on 1 April 2004 at the age of 79.^[1][2] He remained the head of the SGPC for a record 27 years, and was one of the most influential and controversial Sikh leaders of the 20th century.

He was born in the village of Tohra in Patiala District, to Sikh family of Tiwana Jatts.

Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam described the Sikh leader as a "prominent political and social leader who was well known for his work during his many years in public life".