Ujjal Singh

Ujjal Singh
1st Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office
14 January 1969 – 27 May 1971
Chief MinisterC. N. Annadurai
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (Acting)
M. Karunanidhi
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byKodardas Kalidas Shah
7th Governor of Madras State
In office
28 June 1966 – 14 January 1969
(Acting to till 16 June 1967)
Chief MinisterM. Bhaktavatsalam
C. N. Annadurai
Preceded byJayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
6th Governor of Punjab
In office
1 September 1965 – 26 June 1966
Chief MinisterRam Kishan
Preceded byHafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
Succeeded byDharma Vira
Personal details
Born27 December 1895
Hadali, Punjab, British Raj
Died15 February 1983(1983-02-15) (aged 87)
New Delhi, India
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
Shiromani Akali Dal
Khalsa National Party
RelationsSardar Inder Singh (grandfather)
Sardar Sujan Singh (father)
Lakshmi Devi (mother)
Sir Sobha Singh (brother)
Khushwant Singh (nephew)
Brigadier Gurbux Singh (nephew)
Daljit Singh (nephew)
Rukhsana Sultana (relative)
Amrita Singh (relative)
Santsev Kaur (spouse)
Sunder Singh Dhupia (father-in-law)
Kartar Kaur (mother-in-law)
Bhai Vir Singh (grandfather-in-law)
Alma materGovernment College University, Lahore
CommitteesCripps Mission
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru Committee
Punjabi University Commission

Governor Ujjal Singh (27 December 1895 – 15 February 1983) was an Indian politician who was a participant in the First Round Table Conference, opened officially by King George V on 12 November 1930.[1] Ujjal Singh served as the Finance Minister of Punjab, Governor of Punjab, followed by acting Governor of Tamil Nadu .[2][3][4] Prior to this he was one of Pre-Partition Punjab's largest landowners, owning thousands of acres in Hadali, Jaranwala, Mian Channu, Lyallpur, Montgomery, Sargodha and other areas.

  1. ^ "http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=40277&page=1&CategoryID=12&Searched=". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ Indian states since 1947, (Worldstatesmen, 16 September 2008)
  3. ^ Governors of Tamil Nadu since 1946, (Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, 15 September 2008)
  4. ^ "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan, Chennai, Official website.