Arun Singh
Politician
Who is Arun Singh?
Arun Singh is a former union minister of state for defence in the Government of India. He was minister in the government headed by Rajiv Gandhi.
Born into the princely family of Kapurthala, Singh attended Doon School. He later went to Cambridge University with Rajiv Gandhi. After completing his MA in 1971, Arun Singh joined The Metal Box Company and later Reckitt and Coleman.
Singh drew some negative attention for leaving the government before the arrival of the Bofors scandal. Singh left the government without explanation. Singh maintained that he had not received any money from the company.
At the time of Kargil war, NDA defence minister Jaswant Singh brought him back as his advisor.
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- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Lived in
- Kapurthala
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on July 23, 2013
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