Ujjal Singh

Ujjal Singh
Ujjal Singh
1st Governor of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 14 January 1969 – 27 May 1971
Chief Minister	C. N. Annadurai; V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (Acting); M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Kodardas Kalidas Shah
7th Governor of Madras State
	In office; 28 June 1966 – 14 January 1969 ; (Acting to till 16 June 1967)
Chief Minister	M. Bhaktavatsalam; C. N. Annadurai
Preceded by	Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
6th Governor of Punjab
	In office; 1 September 1965 – 26 June 1966
Chief Minister	Ram Kishan
Preceded by	Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Dharma Vira
Personal details
Born	27 December 1895; Hadali, Punjab, British Raj
Died	15 February 1983 (aged 87); New Delhi, India
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress; Shiromani Akali Dal
Relations	Sardar Inder Singh (grandfather); Sardar Sujan Singh (father); Lakshmi Devi (mother); Sir Sobha Singh (brother); Khushwant Singh (nephew); Brigadier Gurbux Singh (nephew); Daljit Singh (nephew); Rukhsana Sultana (relative); Amrita Singh (relative); Santsev Kaur (spouse); Sunder Singh Dhupia (father-in-law); Kartar Kaur (mother-in-law); Bhai Vir Singh (grandfather-in-law)
Alma mater	Government College University, Lahore
Committees	Cripps Mission; Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru Committee; Punjabi University Commission

Governor Ujjal Singh (27 December 1895 – 15 February 1983) was an Indian politician who was a participant in the First Round Table Conference, opened officially by King George V on 12 November 1930. Ujjal Singh served as the Finance Minister of Punjab, Governor of Punjab, followed by acting Governor of Tamil Nadu . Prior to this he was one of Pre-Partition Punjab's largest landowners, owning thousands of acres in Hadali, Jaranwala, Mian Channu, Lyallpur, Montgomery, Sargodha and other areas.

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