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Captain Amarinder Singh

movie Politician cake 11 March 1942 (Wednesday) (Patiala, Punjab, India)
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Net Worth

82.5 crores INR

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Height

in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”

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Age

83

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 11 March 1942 (Wednesday)
Birthplace: Patiala, Punjab, India
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Patiala, Punjab, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Preneet Kaur
Children: Son- Raninder Singh Daughter- Jai Inder Kaur

Education

Schools: Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, India The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India The Doon School, Dehradun, India
Colleges: National Defence Academy, Pune, Maharashtra, India Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Education: Graduated from the National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun

Lifestyle

Religion: Sikhism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Captain Amarinder Singh

  • Does Captain Amarinder Singh drink alcohol?: Yes 
  • He was born to Yadavindra Singh & Maharani Mohinder Kaur of Patiala.
  • He was very passionate about joining the army from his school days.
  • After graduating from NDA and IMA, he joined the Indian Army (commissioned as a Captain) in June 1963. 
  • When he was in the Indian Army along with his brother, his father was the then Ambassador to Rome, and his mother was in the Lok Sabha.
  • He resigned from the Indian Army in August 1965, citing his services were needed at home.
  • He rejoined the Indian Army after the start of the Indo-Pak War in 1965.
  • When Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh (GOC-IN-C of the western command) asked Amarinder to join him, he felt honored and joined him as his ADC.
  • In the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, he served as the captain in the Indian Army.
  • Rajiv Gandhi was his friend from school and inducted him into the Congress in 1980.
  • His daughter Jai Inder Kaur is married to a Delhi-based businessman, Gurpal Singh.
  • His wife, Preneet Kaur, served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014.
  • His elder sister, Heminder Kaur, is married to K. Natwar Singh (former Foreign Minister).
  • Amarinder’s wife, Preneet Kaur, and former IPS Officer Simranjeet Singh Mann’s wife are sisters.
  • He has been associated with the Jat Maha Sabha for more than 3 decades and is an advocate of Jat Reservation under the OBC class.
  • He has written a number of books on Sikh History & War.
  • Reportedly, he is romantically engaged with a Pakistani journalist, Aroosa Alam, who he met way back in 2004 on a trip to Pakistan. [7]The Print

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