Karan Singh

Karan Singh
Singh in 2013
1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 30 March 1965 – 15 May 1967
Preceded by	Position established Himself as Sadr-i-Riyasat
Succeeded by	Bhagwan Sahay
Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 17 November 1952 – 30 March 1965
Prime Minister	Sheikh Abdullah Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Khwaja Shamsuddin Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished Himself as Governor
Prince Regent of Jammu and Kashmir
In office 20 June 1949 – 17 November 1952
Monarch	Sir Hari Singh
Ambassador of India to the United States of America
In office 1989–1990
Preceded by	P. K. Kaul
Succeeded by	Abid Hussain
Minister of Education and Culture
In office 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime Minister	Charan Singh
Preceded by	Pratap Chandra Chunder
Succeeded by	B. Shankaranand
Minister for Health and Family Planning
In office 9 November 1973 – 24 March 1977
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Uma Shankar Dikshit
Succeeded by	Raj Narain
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
In office 13 March 1967 – 9 November 1973
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Ministry established
Succeeded by	R. Bahadur
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 28 January 2000 – 27 January 2018
Succeeded by	Sanjay Singh
Constituency	National Capital Territory of Delhi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1971–1984
Preceded by	G. S. Brigadier
Succeeded by	Girdhari Lal Dogra
Constituency	Udhampur
In office 1967–1968
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	G. S. Brigadier
Personal details
Born	(1931-03-09) 9 March 1931 (age 93) Cannes, France
Political party	Indian National Congress (1947 – 1979, 2000 – Present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (U) (1979 – 1984) Independent (1984) National Conference (1996 – 1999)
Spouse	Yasho Rajya Lakshmi
Relations	Dogra dynasty Chitrangada Singh (daughter-in-law) Bhim Singh (kinsman) Dhian Singh (ancestral Kinsman)
Children	Ajatshatru Singh, Vikramaditya Singh, Jyotsna Singh
Parent(s)	Maharaja Sir Hari Singh Maharani Tara Devi
Residence(s)	Mansarovar 3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi,
Alma mater	University of Kashmir (B.A.) University of Delhi (M.A., PhD)
Awards	Padma Vibhushan
Signature
Website	karansingh.com

Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher.^[1] He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.^[2] He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.^[3][4]

Singh was a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, representing the national capital territory of Delhi. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress party who served successively as President (Sadr-i-Riyasat)^[2][5] and Governor of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He was a life trustee and president of India International Centre. He was elected chancellor of Banaras Hindu University for three terms^[6] until 2018 when he was succeeded by Giridhar Malaviya.^[7] He has been a prospective presidential candidate over the years.^{[8][9][10][11]}