Gurmukh Nihal Singh
{{Short description|Indian politician (1895–1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = Sardar
|name = Gurmukh Nihal Singh
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|image = File:Gurmukh Nihal Singh.png
|caption =
|office = 1st Governor of Rajasthan
|term_start = 1 November 1956
|term_end = 16 April 1962
|predecessor = Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
|successor = Sampurnanand
|office2 = 2nd Chief Minister of Delhi
|term_start2 = 13 February 1955
|term_end2 = 31 October 1956
|predecessor2 = Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
|successor2 = Position Abolished{{efn|As after that States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was passed which made Delhi a Union Territory. Thus, no one was appointed the next CM of Delhi until legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, (succeeded by Madan Lal Khurana) when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution and formed Delhi Metropolitan Council.{{cite news|title=Sixty-ninth amendment|publisher=Delhi Assembly official website|accessdate=Feb 2, 2015|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend69.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821020032/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend69.htm|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1895|3|14|df=y}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1969|12|22|1895|3|14|df=y}}
|birth_place =
| party = Indian National Congress
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| alma_mater = Banaras Hindu University, University of Delhi
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| source = http://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/SitePages/former-governer-gurumukh-nihal-singh.aspx Former Governor of Rajasthan
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Gurmukh Nihal Singh (14 March 1895 – 22 December 1969){{cite book |last1=Assembly |first1=Punjab (India) Legislature Legislative |title=Debates: Official report |pages=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqFaAAAAIAAJ&q=gurmukh+nihal+singh+OBITUARY |access-date=10 April 2021 |language=pa}} was the first Governor of Rajasthan{{cite web|title=ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਰਾਜਪਾਲ ਸ: ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ|url=http://www.punjabguardian.com/content/%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE-%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%95-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B6%E0%A8%A8-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%8A%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150203044530/http://www.punjabguardian.com/content/%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE-%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%95-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B6%E0%A8%A8-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%8A%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%82-%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and second Chief Minister of Delhi from 1955 to 1956 and was a Congress leader.{{cite news|title=Gurmukh Nihal Singh was the second Chief Minister of Delhi, and also served as the first Governor of the state of Rajasthan.|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/perspective/why-punjabis-are-central-to-delhi-election/36387.html}} He was the successor of Brahm Prakash and assumed office in 1955 just for one year.
The noted journalist and editor of The Statesman, Surendra Nihal Singh (1929-2018) was Gurmukh Nihal Singh's son.{{cite news |title=In memoriam |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/in-memoriam-9-1502626073.html |accessdate=2 October 2020 |work=The Statesman |date=22 April 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Kapoor |first1=Coomi |title=Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh (1929-2018): Among the last old-school titans |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/veteran-journalist-s-nihal-singh-death-among-the-last-old-school-titans-5140168/ |accessdate=2 October 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 April 2018 |language=en}}
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