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	\| ~~succession~~ = [[Maharaja of Patiala]] ([[~~Pretender~~\|~~Titular~~]])		\| title = [[Maharaja of Patiala]]
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			\| year = '''Sovereign Monarchy'''<br>1947 ([[Instrument of Accession]])<br>'''Titular Monarchy'''<br>1971 ([[Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India\|26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution]])
	\| predecessor = [[Yadavindra Singh]]		\| predecessor = [[Yadavindra Singh]]
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	Singh served in the [[Indian Army]] from June 1963 to December 1966 after graduating from the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3171417\|title=Profile – Amarinder Singh\|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Sikh Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Army's account of 1965 war padded, says Capt's new book\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/army-s-account-of-1965-war-padded-says-capt-s-new-book/story-vHDXxUPvtcMIolRmEoCgbI.html\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=13 March 2017\|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> He served as the [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]], [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] [[Harbaksh Singh]], from December 1964.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/but-for-gen-harbakhsh-punjab-would-ve-been-lost-in-1965-war-capt/story-ywTANLwiBwpd3fkDvXLAHM.html\|title=But for Gen Harbakhsh, Punjab would've been lost in 1965 war: Capt\|date=30 August 2015\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> He left the army in early 1965 to look after his family but returned to service with the start of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\|1965 Indo-Pakistan War]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-welcomes-honour-to-major-leetul-gogoi-who-tied-kashmiri-protester-to-jeep-1696937\|title=Amarinder Singh Welcomes Honour To Officer Who Tied Protester To Jeep\|website=NDTV.com\|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>		Singh served in the [[Indian Army]] from June 1963 to December 1966 after graduating from the [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3171417\|title=Profile – Amarinder Singh\|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Sikh Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Army's account of 1965 war padded, says Capt's new book\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/army-s-account-of-1965-war-padded-says-capt-s-new-book/story-vHDXxUPvtcMIolRmEoCgbI.html\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=13 March 2017\|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> He served as the [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]], [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] [[Harbaksh Singh]], from December 1964.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/but-for-gen-harbakhsh-punjab-would-ve-been-lost-in-1965-war-capt/story-ywTANLwiBwpd3fkDvXLAHM.html\|title=But for Gen Harbakhsh, Punjab would've been lost in 1965 war: Capt\|date=30 August 2015\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2 January 2020\|archive-date=2 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102193112/https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/but-for-gen-harbakhsh-punjab-would-ve-been-lost-in-1965-war-capt/story-ywTANLwiBwpd3fkDvXLAHM.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He left the army in early 1965 to look after his family but returned to service with the start of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\|1965 Indo-Pakistan War]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-welcomes-honour-to-major-leetul-gogoi-who-tied-kashmiri-protester-to-jeep-1696937\|title=Amarinder Singh Welcomes Honour To Officer Who Tied Protester To Jeep\|website=NDTV.com\|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

	His father and grandfather were also in army and many times he said that "Army will always be my first love".		His father and grandfather were also in army and many times he said that "Army will always be my first love".
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	Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)\|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)\|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh\|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu\|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted\|first=Abhilash\|last=Mallick\|date=17 March 2017\|work=The Quint\|access-date=16 March 2017\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news \|title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|access-date=9 July 2018 \|work=Hindustan Times \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) \|date=13 May 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|archive-date=9 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)\|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)\|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh\|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu\|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted\|first=Abhilash\|last=Mallick\|date=17 March 2017\|work=The Quint\|access-date=16 March 2017\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news \|title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|access-date=9 July 2018 \|work=Hindustan Times \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) \|date=13 May 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|archive-date=9 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	On 18 September 2021, he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-09-18\|title='I felt humiliated': Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab chief minister\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-resigns-as-punjab-chief-minister-amid-tussle-with-navjot-sidhu-101631962905244.html\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> At the end of September 2021, he announced that he will quit the National Congress ~~party~~ but, will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/will-not-take-such-insults-amarinder-singh-says-leaving-congress-but-won-t-join-bjp-11632995025699.html \|title=‘Will not take such insults’: Amarinder Singh says leaving Congress \|date=2021-09-30 \|language=en}}</ref>		On 18 September 2021, he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-09-18\|title='I felt humiliated': Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab chief minister\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-resigns-as-punjab-chief-minister-amid-tussle-with-navjot-sidhu-101631962905244.html\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> At the end of September 2021, he announced that he will quit the National Congress Party but, will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/will-not-take-such-insults-amarinder-singh-says-leaving-congress-but-won-t-join-bjp-11632995025699.html \|title=‘Will not take such insults’: Amarinder Singh says leaving Congress \|date=2021-09-30 \|language=en}}</ref>

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	Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)\|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)\|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh\|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu\|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted\|first=Abhilash\|last=Mallick\|date=17 March 2017\|work=The Quint\|access-date=16 March 2017\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news \|title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|access-date=9 July 2018 \|work=Hindustan Times \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) \|date=13 May 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|archive-date=9 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)\|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)\|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh\|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu\|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted\|first=Abhilash\|last=Mallick\|date=17 March 2017\|work=The Quint\|access-date=16 March 2017\|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news \|title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|access-date=9 July 2018 \|work=Hindustan Times \|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) \|date=13 May 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html \|archive-date=9 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	On 18 September 2021, he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-09-18\|title='I felt humiliated': Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab chief minister\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-resigns-as-punjab-chief-minister-amid-tussle-with-navjot-sidhu-101631962905244.html\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>		On 18 September 2021, he resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-09-18\|title='I felt humiliated': Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab chief minister\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-resigns-as-punjab-chief-minister-amid-tussle-with-navjot-sidhu-101631962905244.html\|access-date=2021-09-18\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> At the end of September 2021, he announced that he will quit the National Congress party but, will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/will-not-take-such-insults-amarinder-singh-says-leaving-congress-but-won-t-join-bjp-11632995025699.html \|title=‘Will not take such insults’: Amarinder Singh says leaving Congress \|date=2021-09-30 \|language=en}}</ref>

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	~~[[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]]~~ '''Amarinder Singh''' (born 11 March 1942)<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Quint\|first1=The\|title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp\|website=The Quint\|access-date=11 March 2017\|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician, military historian, author, former royal and former veteran serving as the 15th and current [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news\|title=Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-2017/amrinder-singh-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article17471142.ece\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=The Hindu\|work=The Hindu\|date=16 March 2017}}</ref> An elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Patiala]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Goswami\|first1=Dev\|title=Punjab election results 2017: Full list of winners\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/final-punjab-election-results-2017-full-list-of-constituences-winners/1/902502.html\|website=indiatoday.intoday.in\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> he was also the president of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]], the state division of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Congress in States – Punjab\|url=http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab\|website=inc.in\|publisher=All India Congress Committee.\|access-date=16 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204738/http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab\|archive-date=16 March 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.<ref name=who>{{cite news\|title=Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know\|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=Express Web Desk\|work=The Indian Express\|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> His father was the last [[Maharaja of Patiala\|Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala]].<ref name=who/> He has also served in the [[Indian Army]] from 1963 to 1966.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Captain Amarinder back in charge in Punjab for second time\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/16/captain-amarinder-back-in-charge-in-punjab-for-second-time-1581983--1.html\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=PTI\|publisher=The New Indian Express\|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> In 1980, he won a seat in the [[Lok Sabha]] for the first time.<ref name=who/> As of February 2021, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.punjaburduacademy.com/\|title=Punjab Urdu Academy\|website=www.punjaburduacademy.com\|language=en\|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref>		'''Amarinder Singh''' (born 11 March 1942),<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Quint\|first1=The\|title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day\|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp\|website=The Quint\|access-date=11 March 2017\|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> known publicly as '''[[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] Amarinder Singh''', is an Indian politician, military historian, author, former royal and former veteran serving as the 15th and current [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news\|title=Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-2017/amrinder-singh-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article17471142.ece\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=The Hindu\|work=The Hindu\|date=16 March 2017}}</ref> An elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Patiala]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Goswami\|first1=Dev\|title=Punjab election results 2017: Full list of winners\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/final-punjab-election-results-2017-full-list-of-constituences-winners/1/902502.html\|website=indiatoday.intoday.in\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> he was also the president of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]], the state division of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Congress in States – Punjab\|url=http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab\|website=inc.in\|publisher=All India Congress Committee.\|access-date=16 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204738/http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab\|archive-date=16 March 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.<ref name=who>{{cite news\|title=Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know\|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=Express Web Desk\|work=The Indian Express\|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> He is currently the oldest chief minister by age, serving any state in India.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=May 15\|first=Yudhvir Rana / TNN /\|last2=2021\|last3=Ist\|first3=16:42\|title=Dissent has Punjab chief minister on sticky wicket {{!}} Amritsar News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/dissent-has-punjab-chief-minister-on-sticky-wicket/articleshow/82657531.cms\|access-date=2021-07-16\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> His father was the last [[Maharaja of Patiala\|Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala]].<ref name=who/> He has also served in the [[Indian Army]] from 1963 to 1966.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Captain Amarinder back in charge in Punjab for second time\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/16/captain-amarinder-back-in-charge-in-punjab-for-second-time-1581983--1.html\|access-date=16 March 2017\|agency=PTI\|publisher=The New Indian Express\|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> In 1980, he won a seat in the [[Lok Sabha]] for the first time.<ref name=who/> As of February 2021, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.punjaburduacademy.com/\|title=Punjab Urdu Academy\|website=www.punjaburduacademy.com\|language=en\|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref>

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{{short description|15th and current Chief Minister of Punjab, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|03|11}}
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Patiala State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]])
| office = 15th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
| term_start = 16 March 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| governor = [[V. P. Singh Badnore]]
| term_start1 = 26 February 2002
| term_end1 = 1 March 2007
| governor1 = [[J. F. R. Jacob]] [[O. P. Verma]] [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]] (additional charge) [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
| predecessor1 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| successor1 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Additional ministries}}
| 1blankname2 = Ministries and Departments
| 1namedata2 = [[Government of Punjab, India|Minister of Administrative Reforms, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Horticulture,Conservation of Land and Water, Excise & Taxation, General Administration, Home Affairs & Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Vigilance, Personnel, Civil Aviation, Defence Services Welfare, Hospitality, Investment Promotion, Information & Public Relations, Environment, Wildlife, NRI Affairs ''Government of Punjab, India'']]
| term_start2 = 16 March 2017
| 2blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 2namedata2 = Himself
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| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]
| term_start3 = 11 March 2017
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[Preneet Kaur]]
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = [[Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Patiala Urban]]
| term_start4 = 2002
| term_end4 = 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Surjit Singh Kohli]]
| successor4 = [[Preneet Kaur]]
| constituency4 = [[Patiala Town]]
| term_start5 = 1992
| term_end5 = 1997
| predecessor5 = [[Hardial Singh Rajla]]
| successor5 = [[Jagtar Singh Rajla]]
| constituency5 = [[Samana Assembly Constituency|Samana]]
| term_start6 = 1985
| term_end6 = 1992
| predecessor6 = [[Avtar Singh]]
| successor6 = [[Harminder Singh]]
| constituency6 = [[Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency|Talwandi Sabo]]
| office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency7 = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]]
| term_start7 = 26 May 2014
| term_end7 = 23 November 2016
| predecessor7 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
| successor7 = [[Gurjit Singh Aujla]]
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| term_end8 = 1984
| predecessor8 = [[Gurcharan Singh Tohra]]
| successor8 = [[Charanjit Singh Walia]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1980–84; 1998–present)}}
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| children = 2, including [[Raninder Singh]]
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[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] '''Amarinder Singh''' (born 11 March 1942)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Quint|first1=The|title=Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/10/punjab-election-results-counting-day-aap-congress-akali-bjp|website=The Quint|access-date=11 March 2017|date=10 March 2017}}</ref> is an Indian politician, military historian, author, former royal and former veteran serving as the 15th and current [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-2017/amrinder-singh-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article17471142.ece|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=16 March 2017}}</ref> An elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Patiala]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goswami|first1=Dev|title=Punjab election results 2017: Full list of winners|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/final-punjab-election-results-2017-full-list-of-constituences-winners/1/902502.html|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|publisher=Living Media India Limited|access-date=16 March 2017}}</ref> he was also the president of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]], the state division of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Congress in States – Punjab|url=http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab|website=inc.in|publisher=All India Congress Committee.|access-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316204738/http://inc.in/organization/13/133-Congress-in-States-Punjab|archive-date=16 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.<ref name=who>{{cite news|title=Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/who-is-capt-amarinder-singh-everything-you-need-to-know/|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=Express Web Desk|work=The Indian Express|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> His father was the last [[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala]].<ref name=who/> He has also served in the [[Indian Army]] from 1963 to 1966.<ref>{{cite news|title=Captain Amarinder back in charge in Punjab for second time|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/16/captain-amarinder-back-in-charge-in-punjab-for-second-time-1581983--1.html|access-date=16 March 2017|agency=PTI|publisher=The New Indian Express|date= 16 March 2017}}</ref> In 1980, he won a seat in the [[Lok Sabha]] for the first time.<ref name=who/> As of February 2021, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjaburduacademy.com/|title=Punjab Urdu Academy|website=www.punjaburduacademy.com|language=en|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Singh is the son of Maharaja Sir [[Yadavindra Singh]] and Maharani [[Mohinder Kaur]] of Patiala belonging to the [[Phulkian sardars|Phulkian]] dynasty.<ref name="Khushwant">{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q82MDgAAQBAJ|title=Captain Amarinder Singh: The People's Maharaja: An Authorized Biography|date=2017-02-15|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-85827-44-0|language=en}}</ref> He attended the [[Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla]] and [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]] before going to [[The Doon School]], [[Dehradun]].<ref name="Khushwant"/><ref>{{Cite news | title = Seven Doscos in 15th Lok Sabha | newspaper = [[The Indian Express]] | date = 31 May 2009 | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/468807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603055538/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/seven-doscos-in-15th-lok-sabha/468807/|archive-date=3 June 2009|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He has one son, [[Raninder Singh]], and one daughter, Jai Inder Kaur.<ref name="Khushwant"/> His wife, [[Preneet Kaur]], served as an [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] and was [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] from 2009 to October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=186 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>

His elder sister Heminder Kaur is married to former [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Foreign Minister]] [[K. Natwar Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nibber |first1=Gurpreet Singh |title=Obituary {{!}} A sister, a guardian, the royal mother: Rajmata of Patiala is no more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/obituary-a-sister-a-guardian-the-royal-mother-rajmata-of-patiala-is-no-more/story-lLHxssjXmtaWOyLyQkADSJ.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He is also related to [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|Shiromani Akali Dal (A)]] supremo and former [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Officer [[Simranjit Singh Mann]]. Mann's wife and Amarinder Singh's wife, Preneet Kaur, are sisters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sethi |first1=Chitleen K. |title=Pushed to the margins, Simranjit Mann carrying legacy of a lost cause |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/simranjit-mann-carrying-legacy-of-a-lost-cause/story-QfCcgylAe4dUDL8LWU4tWO.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

==Army career==

Singh served in the [[Indian Army]] from June 1963 to December 1966 after graduating from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/3171417|title=Profile – Amarinder Singh|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> He was commissioned into the [[Sikh Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Army's account of 1965 war padded, says Capt's new book|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/army-s-account-of-1965-war-padded-says-capt-s-new-book/story-vHDXxUPvtcMIolRmEoCgbI.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=13 March 2017|date=18 September 2015}}</ref> He served as the [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]], [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Harbaksh Singh]], from December 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/but-for-gen-harbakhsh-punjab-would-ve-been-lost-in-1965-war-capt/story-ywTANLwiBwpd3fkDvXLAHM.html|title=But for Gen Harbakhsh, Punjab would've been lost in 1965 war: Capt|date=30 August 2015|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> He participated in the [[1965 Indo-Pakistan war]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amarinder-singh-welcomes-honour-to-major-leetul-gogoi-who-tied-kashmiri-protester-to-jeep-1696937|title=Amarinder Singh Welcomes Honour To Officer Who Tied Protester To Jeep|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==

He was inducted into the Congress by [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who was his friend from school and was first elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980. In 1984, he resigned from [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and from Congress as a protest against the Army action during [[Operation Blue Star]]. Subsequently, he joined the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] was elected to the state legislature from [[Talwandi Sabo]] and became a minister in the state government for Agriculture, Forest, Development and Panchayats.

In 1992 he broke away from the [[Akali Dal]] and formed a splinter group named [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)]] which later merged with the Congress in 1998 (after his party's crushing defeat in [[Vidhan Sabha]] election in which he himself was defeated from his own constituency where he got only 856 votes) after [[Sonia Gandhi]] took over the reins of the party. He was defeated by Prof [[Prem Singh Chandumajra]] from [[Patiala]] Constituency in 1998 by a margin of 33,251 votes. He served as the President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] on three occasions from 1999 to 2002, 2010 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017, he also became [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] in 2002 and continued until 2007.

In September 2008, a special committee of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]], during the tenure of a government led by [[Akali Dal]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party]], expelled him on the count of regularities in the transfer of land related to the Amritsar Improvement Trust.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra">{{Cite news | last = Dhananjay Mahapatra | first = Dhananjay | title = 'Amarinder's removal undemocratic' | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 27 April 2010 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103093103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-27/india/28137401_1_land-scam-punjab-assembly-amarinder-singh| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012}}</ref> In 2010, the [[Supreme Court of India]] held his expulsion unconstitutional on the grounds that it was excessive and unconstitutional.<ref name="Dhananjay Mahapatra"/>

He was appointed as chairman of Punjab Congress Campaign Committee in 2008. Captain Amarinder Singh is also a Permanent Invitee to the Congress Working Committee since 2013. He defeated senior [[BJP]] leader [[Arun Jaitley]] by a margin of more than 102,000 votes in 2014 general elections. He has been a member of the [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] for five terms representing [[Patiala]] (Urban) thrice, [[Samana, India|Samana]] and [[Talwandi Sabo]] once each.

On 27 November 2015, Amarinder Singh was appointed President of Punjab Congress in the run up to Punjab elections slated for 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amarinder appointed Captain of Punjab Congress |newspaper=[[Daily Post India]] |date=27 November 2015 |url=http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222652/http://www.dailypost.in/editor-s-pick/53035-amarinder-appointed-captain-of-punjab-congress |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> On 11 March 2017 Congress Party won the State Assembly Elections under his leadership.

Amarinder Singh was sworn in as the 26th [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on 16 March 2017 at [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Punjab Raj Bhavan]], [[Chandigarh]]. The [[oath of office]] was administered by the [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Punjab governor]], [[Vijayendrapal Singh|V.P. Singh Badnore]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/punjab-elections-2017/2017/03/16/punjab-congress-amarinder-singh-swearing-in-deputy-cm-navjot-singh-sidhu|title=Captain Amarinder Sworn in as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted|first=Abhilash|last=Mallick|date=17 March 2017|work=The Quint|access-date=16 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed president of the [[Jat Mahasabha]] in 2013.<ref name="Jat mahasabha">{{cite news |title=Capt Amarinder Singh is Jat mahasabha chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) |date=13 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180709223125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/capt-amarinder-singh-is-jat-mahasabha-chief/story-Azv4nUf0d1iu8wzoGSDNAN.html |archive-date=9 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Books==

He has also written books on war and Sikh history which include ''A Ridge Too Far'', ''Lest We Forget'', ''The Last Sunset: Rise and Fall of Lahore Durbar'' and ''The Sikhs in Britain: 150 years of Photographs''. Among his most recent works are ''Honour and Fidelity: India's Military Contribution to the Great War 1914 to 1918'' released in Chandigarh on 6 December 2014, and ''The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce – 1965 India-Pakistan War''- which contains his memoirs of the 1965 Indo-Pak war.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-war-no-one-lost/|title=Book Review: The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce – 1965 India-Pakistan War|date=24 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-21/news/66761141_1_great-war-new-book-1965-indo-pak-war|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160801164457/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-21/news/66761141_1_great-war-new-book-1965-indo-pak-war|archive-date=1 August 2016|url-status=dead|title=Amarinder Singh pens book on 1965 Indo-Pak war|last=PTI|date=21 September 2015|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==

The author [[Khushwant Singh]] released a biographic book titled, ''Captain Amarinder Singh: The People’s Maharaja'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ratra |first1=Vaibhav |title=People's Maharaja |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/vivacity/peoples-maharaja.html |access-date=3 January 2020 |work=The Pioneer |date=22 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

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