About Avtar Singh Makkar
Lived 1943 – 2019 (aged 76). Avtar Singh Makkar was a politician.
Avtar Singh Makkar (1943–2019) was a Punjabi politician and former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Life and career After the Partition of India, Avtar Singh Makkar and his family first settled at Mustafabad and 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.
Later, Avtar Singh Makkar served in Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and in 2005 become President of SGPC, till 2016. From 2011 to 2016, he served due to the order of Supreme Court of India.
Death On 21 December 2019 Avtar Singh Makkar died at a private hospital in Gurugram, following a brief illness.
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Who was Avtar Singh Makkar?
Indian politician (1943-2019)
When was Avtar Singh Makkar born?
Avtar Singh Makkar was born on 3 January 1943 in Sargodha.
When did Avtar Singh Makkar die?
Avtar Singh Makkar died on 21 December 2019 in Gurugram, Haryana.
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Avtar Singh Makkar was a politician.
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