Dileep Singh of Jhabua

Dileep Singh (or Dilip Singh) was the Raja of Jhabua from 1942 until his death in 1965.

Early life, family and education He was born on 26 February 1905 to Kesar Singh, the Thakur of Khawasa. He had his education at Agra and Aligarh. He was subsequently placed at Indore for training in revenue and settlement work, and for judicial training, he was placed in the district court at Mhow. He was appointed its president. In this case, the then Viceroy and Governor-General of India, after carefully considering all aspects of the matter and acting in the best interests of the state, exercised his discretion with the approval of the Secretary of State for India and selected Dileep as his successor. He was made KCIE in 1947.

Death He died on 23 February 1965 and was succeeded by his son, Ajit Singh.