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| name = Raghbir Singh<br />
| image = Col. Raghbir Singh.jpg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| office = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]]<br />
| term = 8 March 1954 – 7 January 1955<br />
| predecessor = [[President's rule]]<br />
| successor = [[Brish Bhan]]<br />
| constituency = Patiala Sadar<br />
| office1 = Premier of PEPSU<br />
| term1 = 23 May 1951 – 21 April 1952<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Gian Singh Rarewala]]<br />
| successor1 = Gian Singh Rarewala {{small|(as Chief Minister)}}<br />
| birth_date = {{birth year|1895}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], Punjab Province, British India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|1|7|1895|df=yes}}<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| children = [[Amarjit Kaur]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Raghbir Singh''' (1895 – 7 January 1955) was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the 2nd [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of the former state of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PESPU).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#PEPSU |title=worldstatesmen.org PEPSU |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=18 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618002451/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#PEPSU |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Raghbir Singh was born in a village of [[Lahore]] in 1895.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 January 2021 |title=Biography of ex-PEPSU CM Col Raghbir Singh to be released soon |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/biography-of-ex-pepsu-cm-to-be-released-soon-196006?from=mdr |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> His lineage included Sardar Sahib Singh and Sardar Lakkha Singh, who were responsible for the early upbringing and education in the use of arms of [[Maharaja]] [[Ranjit Singh]] of the [[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><ref name=":0" /><br />
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Singh was introduced into the services of [[Patiala State]] by [[Maharaja of Patiala|Maharaja]] [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh]] and in 1926, he become the [[Inspector General of Police]].<ref name=":0" /> Singh played a pivotal role in bringing about a compromise between Patiala Sate and the [[Akali movement]] during the uprising of 1942, and he later founded the Lok Sewak Sabha political party.<ref name=":0" /> Lok Sewak Sabha later merged into the [[Indian National Congress]] and he eventually became the home minister of 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=21 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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He was appointed as the 2nd Premier of PEPSU after the resignation of [[Gian Singh Rarewala]] as Premier; however, in the [[1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1952 assembly election]], the Congress failed to get a majority and Rarewala became the first Chief Minister of PEPSU.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=IP |date=15 June 2024 |title=Akali Dal and Jan Sangh-BJP: Long history as adversaries & friends |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/akali-dal-and-jan-singh-bjp-long-history-as-adversaries-friends/articleshow/110703828.cms |access-date=17 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> After a brief period of [[President's rule]] in the state, in the [[1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|1954 assembly election]], the Congress gained a majority and Singh became the 2nd Chief Minister of State and held the office until 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> His daughter, [[Amarjit Kaur]], was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] and married Kunwar Devinder Singh, son of Bhupinder Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2019 |title=Captain’s uncle passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/captain%E2%80%99s-uncle-passes-away-747770 |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=The Tribune}}</ref><br />
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