S. K. Singh | |
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.jpg) S. Singh | |
| 17th Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 6 September 2007 – 1 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Vasundhara Raje Ashok Gehlot |
| Preceded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | Prabha Rau |
| 12th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| In office 15 April 2007 – 3 September 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Dorjee Khandu |
| Preceded by | K. Sankaranarayanan (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | K. Sankaranarayanan (Acting) |
| In office 16 December 2004 – 23 January 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Gegong Apang |
| Preceded by | V. C. Pande |
| Succeeded by | M. M. Jacob (Acting) |
| 16th Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office 16 February 1989 – 19 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao Vishwanath Pratap Singh Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Preceded by | K. P. S. Menon Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Muchkund Dubey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shilendra Kumar Singh 24 January 1932 |
| Died | 1 December 2009 (aged 77) Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Manju Singh |
| Children | Shashank, Kanishka |
| Residence(s) | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Shilendra Kumar Singh or S.K. Singh (24 January 1932 – 1 December 2009) was an Indian diplomat. He was Governor of Arunachal Pradesh from December 2004 to September 2007 and Governor of Rajasthan from September 2007 until he died in office in December 2009.
Singh was Indian Foreign Secretary from 1989 to 1990. Prior to becoming Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, he was secretary-general of a think tank in Delhi, the University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India. He was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 19 August 2007,[1] left his position as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh on 4 September 2007,[2] and was sworn in as Governor of Rajasthan on 6 September.[3]
- ^ "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor", IST, TNN (The Times of India), 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Sankaranarayan takes additional charge as Arunachal Governor", PTI (The Hindu), 4 September 2007.
- ^ "S.K. Singh takes oath as Governor of Rajasthan", PTI (The Hindu), 6 September 2007.