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Virbhadra Singh

Politician

Virbhadra Singh is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Virbhadra Singh · ویربھدر سنگھ · वीरभद्र सिंह · বীরভদ্র সিংহ · 维尔巴德拉·辛格 · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Raja Sahib · राजा साहिब · রাজা সাহিব				[sources]
Birth date	1934-06-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Sarahan · Sarahan, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)				[sources]
Death date	2021-07-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Virbhadra				[sources]
Last name	Singh				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q777478				[sources]
Position	Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (1983-1990) · Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (1993-1998) · Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (2003-2007) · Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (2012-2017) · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	B.A. (Hon.), M.A. Educated at Bishop Cotton`s School, Shimla and St. Stephen`s College,New Delhi · Bishop Cotton School · Colonel Brown Cambridge School · St. Edward's School, Shimla · St. Stephen's College				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	1 - Jantar Mantar Road, · Padam Palace,Rampur-Bushahr,				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-16	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) (3rd times); Honorary Captain in the Indian Army; Member, Indian delegation in the General Assembly of the United Nation in 1976; Awarded (i) Silver Elephant for Contribution in Scouts and Guides Movement; and (ii) Golden Peacock Environment Leadership Award by London based institute of Directors For Contribution in Promotion of Environment, Wild Life, Environment Governance, Eco-Tourism, and Banning of plastic bags in State.

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Abhilasha Kumari Politician	child	1956-02-23	2021-07-08
Smt. Shanti Devi Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha	2009-05-22	2014-05-18
Member of the Lok Sabha	2009-06-01

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Abhilasha Kumari Politician	father	2015-03-02	2021-07-08

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,147

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,493

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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