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'''Shivinder Singh Sidhu''' (13 October 1929 – 25 October 2018)<ref name=SwornGoa>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807212074.htm "Shivinder Singh Sidhu sworn in as former Goa Governor"], PTI (''The Hindu''), 21 July 2008.</ref> was an [[India]]n political figure. He | '''Shivinder Singh Sidhu''' (13 October 1929 – 25 October 2018)<ref name=SwornGoa>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200807212074.htm "Shivinder Singh Sidhu sworn in as former Goa Governor"], PTI (''The Hindu''), 21 July 2008.</ref> was an [[India]]n political figure. He held advanced degrees in Economics and Public Administration and a Doctorate of Philosophy. | ||
Dr. Sidhu held a number of senior posts and represented his Government at numerous bilateral and inter-governmental negotiations in various fields. He was also the Chief Delegate of the Indian delegation to a number of international conferences and was elected President of the Twenty-sixth Session of the ICAO Assembly in 1986. While he was Director of India's Civil Aviation Administration (February 1985 to October 1987), he also served as Chairman of [[Air India]] and [[Indian Airlines]] and as Secretary to the Government in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]. | Dr. Sidhu held a number of senior posts and represented his Government at numerous bilateral and inter-governmental negotiations in various fields. He was also the Chief Delegate of the Indian delegation to a number of international conferences and was elected President of the Twenty-sixth Session of the ICAO Assembly in 1986. While he was Director of India's Civil Aviation Administration (February 1985 to October 1987), he also served as Chairman of [[Air India]] and [[Indian Airlines]] and as Secretary to the Government in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Sidhu was an IAS officer, 1952 class of the Uttar Pradesh state cadre. He served as the District Magistrate of Kanpur and subsequently as Commissioner of Agra Division. He was the Secretary-General of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] from August 1988 to August 1991. | Sidhu was an IAS officer, 1952 class of the Uttar Pradesh state cadre. He served as the District Magistrate of Kanpur and subsequently as Commissioner of Agra Division. He was the Secretary-General of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] from August 1988 to August 1991. Under the UPA-Congress Government of Manmohan Singh, he later became the [[List of governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]] on 6 August 2004,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajbhavanmanipur.nic.in/pastgovernors.html|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Manipur official website}}</ref> when he succeeded [[Arvind Dave]]. | ||
Sidhu was also the [[Governor of Meghalaya]] from October 2007 to 1 July 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://meggovernor.gov.in/past_gov.html|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Meghalaya official website}}</ref> and [[Governor of Goa]] from 22 July 2008 to 26 August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajbhavan.goa.gov.in/former-governor-generals?page=2|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Goa official website}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021041714/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-09/india/27896973_1_meghalaya-governor-bihar-governor-new-governor "Three more governors shuffled"], IST, TNN (''The Times of India''), 9 July 2008.</ref> | Sidhu was also the [[Governor of Meghalaya]] from October 2007 to 1 July 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://meggovernor.gov.in/past_gov.html|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Meghalaya official website}}</ref> and [[Governor of Goa]] from 22 July 2008 to 26 August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajbhavan.goa.gov.in/former-governor-generals?page=2|title=Past Governors|publisher=Raj Bhavan Goa official website}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021041714/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-09/india/27896973_1_meghalaya-governor-bihar-governor-new-governor "Three more governors shuffled"], IST, TNN (''The Times of India''), 9 July 2008.</ref> | ||
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He died on 25 October 2018 at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2018 |title=Former Meghalaya, Manipur Governor SS Sidhu no more|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/former-meghalaya-manipur-governor-ss-sidhu-no-more.html |newspaper=North East Now}}</ref> | He died on 25 October 2018 at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2018 |title=Former Meghalaya, Manipur Governor SS Sidhu no more|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/former-meghalaya-manipur-governor-ss-sidhu-no-more.html |newspaper=North East Now}}</ref> | ||
The ICAO | The ICAO remembered Sidhu by flying its official flag at half-mast on 25 October, the day Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu, former Secretary General of ICAO died.<ref>{{cite news |title=ICAO Remembers Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu |url=http://abclive.in/icao-remembers-dr-shivinder-singh-sidhu/ | date=9 November 2018 | first=Sophia | last=Adam | accessdate=8 December 2018 |publisher=ABC Live India}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||