Zail Singh

Gyani Zail Singh (pronunciation ; born Jarnail Singh, 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994^[2]) was an Indian politician. He was the seventh President of India from 1982 to 1987. He was a politician with the Indian National Congress party.

His Excellency Gyani Zail Singh
7th President of India
In office 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Vice President	Mohammad Hidayatullah R. Venkataraman
Preceded by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded by	R. Venkataraman
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 14 January 1980 – 22 June 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Yashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded by	R. Venkataraman
9th Chief Minister of Punjab
In office 17 March 1972 – 30 April 1977
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Personal details
Born	Jarnail Singh (1916-05-05)5 May 1916 Sandhwan, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, India)
Died	25 December 1994(1994-12-25) (aged 78) Chandigarh, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Pardhan Kaur (1919-2002)[1]
Children	1 son, 3 daughters[1]
Alma mater	Shaheed Sikh Missionary College

Singh was killed in a car crash in Chandigarh, India on 25 December 1994 at the age of 78.^[3]