Manmohan Singh, Premier Who Unleashed Indian Economy, Dies at 92
- Gandhi family confidant studied at both Oxford and Cambridge
- He also served as finance minister and central bank governor
Manmohan Singh, a Sikh who studied economics at both Oxford and Cambridge universities, is the only Indian to have served as central bank governor, finance minister and prime minister, the latter as the first from a religious minority.
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Manmohan Singh, the Gandhi family confidant who freed India’s economy from Soviet-inspired controls and was one of the country’s longest serving prime ministers, has died. He was 92.
Singh was admitted to AIIMS Delhi hospital on Thursday in a critical condition, local media reported earlier. He was one of India’s “most distinguished leaders” and the country mourned his loss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on social media platform X.