Gurmukh Nihal Singh Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Sardar
Gurmukh Nihal Singh
Office:	1st Governor of Rajasthan
Term Start:	1 November 1956
Term End:	16 April 1962
Predecessor:	Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Office2:	2nd Chief Minister of Delhi
Term Start2:	13 February 1955
Term End2:	31 October 1956
Predecessor2:	Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Successor2:	Position Abolished
Birth Date:	14 March 1895
Party:	Indian National Congress
Alma Mater:	Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi
Source:	http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/SitePages/former-governer-gurumukh-nihal-singh.aspx Former Governor of Rajasthan

Gurmukh Nihal Singh (14 March 1895 - 22 December 1969)^[1] was the first Governor of Rajasthan^[2] and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader.^[3] He was the successor of Chaudhary Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year.The late journalist Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018) was Gurmukh Nihal Singh's son.^[4] ^[5]

Notes and References

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News: Gurmukh Nihal Singh was the second Chief Minister of Delhi, and also served as the first Governor of the state of Rajasthan..
News: In memoriam . 2 October 2020 . The Statesman . 22 April 2018.
News: Kapoor . Coomi . Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh (1929-2018): Among the last old-school titans . 2 October 2020 . The Indian Express . 17 April 2018 . en.