Harcharan Singh Brar
Harcharan Singh Brar | |
|---|---|
Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1922 British India |
| Died | 6 September 2009 (aged 87) Chandigarh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Gurbinder Kaur Brar |
Harcharan Singh Brar (21 January 1922 – 6 September 2009) was an Indian politician belonging to the
Muktsar Assembly Constituency.[1]
Personal life
Harcharan Singh Brar, son of Sardar Balwant Singh Brar, was born on 21 January 1922 into a
Chief Minister of Punjab. By his second marriage, H.S. Brar had two children, a son Kanwarjit Singh Brar and a daughter, Kanwaljit Kaur. Brar's only son, Kanwarjit Singh Brar
(1949- 2012), was a politician and a two-term MLA from Muktsar.
Political career
Brar was a member of
Governor of Haryana from 24 September 1977 to 9 December 1979.[2] He took over as Chief Minister of Punjab on 31 August 1995 after the assassination of the chief minister Beant Singh in a bomb blast outside the Punjab and Haryana Secretariat in Chandigarh. He is credited[who?
] with the creation of Muktsar and Moga districts out of Faridkot district. He has also served as Minister of Irrigation and Power, and Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
Death
Brar died in Chandigarh on 6 September 2009 after a long illness at the age of 87 years.[2]
References
- ^ "The Brar dynasty: Not a male bastion, MLA Karan Brar is holding fort to the legacy". Sukhdeep Kaur. Hindustan Times. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Former Haryana governor Harcharan Singh Brar dead
- ^ Mr. Brar cremated with full State Honour’s at his native village
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