Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian political leader who served as Chief Minister of Punjab for several terms between 1970 and 2014. He was born on December 8, 1927 in India and was awarded the title Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum in 2011 for his contributions to the Sikh community.
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About
Indian political leader who served several terms as Chief Minister of Punjab between 1970 and 2014. In 2011 he was given the title Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum for his activities in the Sikh community.
Before Fame
He became active in politics in the late 1940s and was first elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Punjab Vidhan Sabha) in 1957.
Trivia
He was, at different points in his career, both the youngest and the oldest Chief Minister ever to serve in his Indian state.
Family Life
He had two children-- Sukhbir Singh Badal and Preneet Kaur-- with his wife, Surinder Kaur.
Associated With
He and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, are both high-ranking politicians and practitioners of the Sikh faith.
