Gopal Singh (politician)

Gopal Singh (29 November 1917 – 8 August 1990) was an Indian Governor and politician. He was also a former head of the country's Minorities' Commission and a writer.^[1]

Gopal Singh
Governor of Nagaland
In office 20 July 1989 – 3 May 1990
Preceded by	K. V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded by	M. M. Thomas
Governor of Goa
In office 30 May 1987 – 17 July 1989
Succeeded by	Khurshed Alam Khan
Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu
In office 24 September 1984 – 29 May 1987
Preceded by	I. H. Latif
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1962-1968
Constituency	Nominated
Personal details
Born	29 November 1917
Died	8 August 1990(1990-08-08) (aged 72)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Shrimati Inderjeet Kaur

Singh was the Governor of Goa from May 1987, earlier the Lieutenant Governor of Goa and first Governor of Nagaland.^[2] Singh was nominated member of Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1962 to 2 April 1968.

A litterateur, he translated the Granth Sahib, the Sikh scriptures, into English. He also was English-Punjabi lexicographer and biographer of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh.^[3]

References

1. Bawa, Paramjit Singh (2005). Mahalla nawan: compositions of Guru Tegh Bahādur-the ninth guru. Allied Publishers. p. 75. ISBN 81-7764-897-7.
2. "Dr. Gopal Singh". Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Nagaland. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. "Previous members of Rajya Sabha: Letter S" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 6 May 2019.