Iqbal Singh (politician)

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Iqbal Singh
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
In office 27 July 2009 – July 2013
Preceded by	Surjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded by	Virendra Kataria
Member, Rajya Sabha
In office 10 April 1992 – 9 April 1998
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-04) 4 June 1945 (age 79) Lahore, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Gurinder Bir Kaur

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.

• Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
• Asia Tribune
• The Hindu: Doctorate conferred on Iqbal Singh
• Government Of India Official Website