Mehtab Kaur of Patiala

Mehtab Kaur
Maharani of Patiala
2nd wife of Yadavindra Singh
Tenure1938 – 1947
PredecessorBakhtawar Kaur
SuccessorPreneet Kaur (titular) Royalty abolished
BornMohinder Kaur
(1922-09-14)14 September 1922
Ludhiana, Punjab Province, British India
Died24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 94)
Patiala, Punjab, India
Maharaja
(m. 1938; died 1974)
Issue
Detail
  • Heminder Kaur (daughter)
  • Rupinder Kaur (daughter)
  • Amarinder Singh (son)
  • Malvinder Singh (son)
FatherSardar Harchand Singh Jaijee
Member of Parliament
In office
1967–1971
Preceded bySardar Hukam Singh
Succeeded bySat Pal Kapur
ConstituencyPatiala
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)New Motibagh Palace, Patiala

Mehtab Kaur (née Mohinder Kaur; 14 September 1922 – 24 July 2017) was the second wife of the ninth and the last ruling Maharaja of Patiala Yadavindra Singh (1913–1974). She was the mother of Amarinder Singh, the former Chief Minister of Punjab. Had it not been for the erstwhile Indian princely families being stripped of their titles in 1971, upon the death of her husband she would have been considered Rajmata (queen mother), and in popular usage was commonly referred to as such.