Rana Hamir Singh
Rana Hamir Singh | |
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| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1957 Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan [1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Relations | Rana Arjun Singh (grandfather) Rana Chandra Singh (father) |
| Children | Kanwar Karni Singh (son) |
Rana Hamir Singh is the 26th Rana of Amarkot and a Pakistani politician who has been member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[2][3] He is the one of the 5 children of Rana Chandra Singh. He is the current crown Rajput Ruler of Umerkot and is also titled as 'Rana Saheb'.[4]
Family[]
His grandfather Rana Arjun Singh contested election in 1946 from All-India Muslim League platform. His father Rana Chandra Singh was initially associated with Pakistan Peoples Party but left it to form Pakistan Hindu Party in 1990. He has one son, Kanwar Karni Singh, who was married into Kanota Rathore royal family of Jaipur in 2015.[5] His family are the Hindu Rajput Rulers of the Sindh Province of Pakistan.[6] He has been diagonised with Covid-19 on 30 April 2020 and now has healed from the virus.[7]
Political career[]
Singh has been member of Sindh Assembly three times. In 1990, he was elected from the platform of Pakistan Hindu Party on separate electorate for minorities. In 1993, he was a minister for science and technology and research in irrigation. He has been Naib Nazim of Umerkot and vice chairman of Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority.[5]
Further reading[]
- Mansuri, Arif. "Hindus Are Safe In Pakistan - Rana Hamir Singh". Rajasthan Patrika.
- Naithani, Ambica (August 30, 2021). "From Across the Thar: The Princess Padmini Amarkot Story". Thewire.in.
References[]
- ^ "Member Profile". Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Footprints: Once upon a time in Umerkot, Dawn (newspaper), 16 January 2015.
- ^ Pakistan's Umerkot gets a new Hindu ruler, The Hindu, 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Pakistan's Royal Rajputs, the Hindu rulers of Amarkot Estate". Rabwah Times. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Rana Hamir Singh, PPP's first pick on minority reserved seat in Sindh - The Express Tribune". 3 August 2018.
- ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "पाकिस्तान में हिंदू विधायक राणा हमीर सिंह कोरोना से संक्रमित". punjabkesari. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
External links[]
- Rana Hamir Singh. Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
- Rana Hamir Singh on Facebook
- Amarkot. IndianRajputs.com.
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