Dr. Iqbal Singh | |
Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry |
Term Start: | 27 July 2009 |
Term End: | July 2013 |
Predecessor: | Surjit Singh Barnala |
Successor: | Virendra Kataria |
Office1: | Member, Rajya Sabha |
Term Start1: | 10 April 1992 |
Term End1: | 9 April 1998 |
Birth Date: | 1945 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Lahore, British India |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Spouse: | Smt. Gurinder Bir Kaur |
Dr. Iqbal Singh (born 4 June 1945) was the lieutenant governor of Puducherry, India. He took charge in July 2009.
Singh has the distinction of holding several significant positions in the Indian National Congress, including Secretary, All India Congress Committee for 12 continuous years and was an invitee to Congress Working Committee. He was Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha from 1992–98.[1]
In recognition of his contributions, Andhra University had conferred upon him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) on 5 December 2009.