Kirpal Singh Badungar Explained

Kirpal Singh Badungar
Birth Date:14 January 1942[1]
Party:Shiromani Akali Dal
Office:President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
Term Start:27 November 2001
Term End:27 July 2003
Predecessor:Jagdev Singh Talwandi
Successor:Gurcharan Singh Tohra
Term Start1:5 November 2016
Term End1:28 November 2017
Predecessor1:Avtar Singh Makkar
Successor1:Gobind Singh Longowal

Kirpal Singh Badungar is a politician from Punjab, India. He is the former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.[2]

Career

Kirpal Singh Badungar is from the Badungar village of Patiala. He did Gyani from Punjabi University, Patiala and then post graduation in English Literature. He taught in a school for few years before joining Shiromani Akali Dal,[3] and served as the secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal for five years between 1996 and 2001. He worked as the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee from 2001 to 2003 and then from 2016 to 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.singhbrothers.com/en/kirpal-singh-badungar Kirpal Singh Badungar
  2. http://sgpc.net/honble-presidents-of-sgpc/ Former President of SGPC
  3. News: Humble, plant: Why Kirpal Singh Badungar has been picked as new SGPC chief . Hindustan Times . Gurpreet . Singh Nibber . 5 November 2016 . 18 April 2023.
  4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/nov/05/kirpal-singh-badungar-is-new-president-of-sgpc-1535302.html Kirpal Singh Badungar is new President of SGPC.