Former Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. He breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Let us tell you that Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of the country twice. He was facing health problems for a long time. Even before this, he had been admitted to the hospital several times due to health reasons. Most of the family members were with him at the time of his death. Let us know how was the professional life of Singh, who served the country by holding the posts of economist, governor and Prime Minister?

Where did you get your education from

Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932 in a village named Gah in the Punjab province of undivided India. Dr. Singh completed his matriculation from Punjab University in 1948. After that he received his further education from Cambridge University in Britain. In 1957, he earned a first class honours degree in economics. After this, in 1962, he did his D.Phil in economics from Nuffield College, Oxford University. He criticized the export-based trade policy in India in his book 'Export and Self-Reliance and Development Prospects in India'.

Former PM was an economist

Manmohan Singh was an economist. Singh served as the Prime Minister of India for two terms. Before him, only Jawaharlal Nehru was the PM who was PM twice in a row. However, after him, Narendra Modi is enjoying the pleasure of PM's post for a record third time.

He was PM twice

Manmohan Singh was elected as the Prime Minister of India in the year 2004. Sonia Gandhi had decided to step down after the UPA's victory. Due to his work, UPA got a chance to come to power again and then Manmohan Singh was elected PM in 2009.

Also served as Governor of RBI

Manmohan Singh is the only Prime Minister who has also served as the Governor of RBI. He was the Governor of RBI from 1982-1985. He is also credited for economic reforms as Finance Minister during the Prime Ministership of P.V. Narasimha Rao from 21 June 1991 to 6 May 1996.

Manmohan Singh's professional life

Manmohan Singh, with a doctorate in economics from Oxford University, worked for the United Nations during his youth and later held several important positions in the country's economic governance. He is credited with rescuing the country from the economic crisis in 1991 by formulating structural reforms to revive the country's economy. Under his leadership as Finance Minister, the crisis was successfully averted and India returned to the track of becoming the fastest growing economy in the world market. He was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1991 and served for four terms since his first victory.