Avtar Singh Makkar

Avtar Singh Makkar (1943–2019) was a Punjabi politician and former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.[4]

Avtar Singh Makkar
President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee[1]
In office 23 November 2005 – 4 November 2016
Preceded by	Jagir Kaur
Succeeded by	Kirpal Singh Badungar
Personal details
Born	3 January 1943[2] Sargodha, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	21 December 2019[3] Gurugram, Haryana
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Parents	S. Harbans Singh and Smt. Kishan Kaur

Life and career

After the Partition of India he with his family first settled at Mustafabad then in Roorkee and finally in Jagraon, Ludhiana District. He did Faculty of Science from Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College and then served in Life Insurance Corporation of India.[5]

Then he served in Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and in 2005 become President of SGPC till 2016. Since 2011, he served till 2016 due to the order of Supreme Court of India.[6]

On 21 December 2019 he died due to long illness at a private hospital in Gurugram.

References

1. Former President of SGPC sgpc.net. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. Avtar Singh Makkar Pressreader. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
3. Former SGPC president Makkar passes away. 21 December 2019. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
4. Avtar Singh Makkar Sikh Wiki. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. Avtar Singh Makkar Pressreader. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
6. Knows about Avtar Singh Makkar Amarujala (in hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2020.