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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}

'''Raghbir Singh''' was an [[India]]n politician, freedom fighter who served as 2nd Chief Minister of erstwhile [[PEPSU]] state.<ref>[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#PEPSU worldstatesmen.org PEPSU]</ref>
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Raghbir Singh
|image =Raghbir Singh.jpg
|imagesize=200px
|office = Premier of [[PEPSU]]
|term = 23 May 1951 - 21 April 1952
|predecessor = [[Gian Singh Rarewala]]
|successor = Gian Singh Rarewala {{small|(as Chief Minister)}}
|office1 = Chief Minister of PEPSU
|term1 = 8 March 1954 - 7 January 1955
|predecessor1 = [[President's rule]]
|successor1 = [[Brish Bhan]]
|constituency1 = Patiala Sadar
|birth_date = 1895
|birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]]
|death_date = 7 January 1955
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
}}

Raghbir Singh born in a village of the [[Lahore]] in 1895 came from the lineage of Sardar Sahib Singh and Sardar Lakkha Singh the two were responsible for early upbringing and education in use of arms of then [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] of [[Sikh Empire]].<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/biography-of-ex-pepsu-cm-col-raghbir-singh-to-be-released-soon-196006 Biography of ex-pepsu cm to be released soon]. 9 January 2021. ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 13 March 2021.</ref>

He was ushered into services in [[Patiala State]] by [[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]] where he went on to become the [[Inspector General of Police]] in 1926. Raghbir Singh played a pivotal role in bringing about a compromise between state and Akali movement during the uprising of 1942 soon after he found the political party Lok Seva Sabha that latter merged into [[Indian National Congress]] and then became the home minister in PEPSU state<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/other-historical-places/punjab/patiala-and-east-punjab-states-union|title=Patiala and East Punjab States Union|publisher=The Sikh Encyclopedia|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125923/https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/other-historical-places/punjab/patiala-and-east-punjab-states-union|archive-date=13 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was appointed as the 2nd Premier of State after the resignation of Rarewala as Premier but in [[1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1952 assembly election]] Congress failed to got majority and Rarewala became the first Chief Minister of PEPSU. After a brief period of President rule in State in [[1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1954 assembly election]] Congress got majority and he became the 2nd Chief Minister of State and hold the office till his death on 7 January 1955.<ref>Singh, Gursharan (1991). ''History of PEPSU, India: Patiala and East Punjab States Union, 1948-1956'', Delhi: Konark Publishers, {{ISBN|81-220-0244-7}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Punjab, India]]
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