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Amrit Kaur

1889 - 1964

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Rajkumari Dame Bibiji Amrit Kaur (née Ahluwalia) DStJ (2 February 1887 – 6 February 1964) was an Indian activist and politician. Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first Health Minister of India in 1947 and remained in office until 1957. She also held the charge of Sports Minister and Urban Development Minister and was instrumental in setting up the National Institute of Sports, Patiala. During her tenure, Kaur ushered in several healthcare reforms in India and is widely remembered for her contributions to the sector and her advocacy of women's rights. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amrit Kaur is the 6,105th most popular politician (up from 12,433rd in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from India (up from 467th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Amrit Kaur ranks 6,105 out of 19,576. Before her are Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, Chaim Rumkowski, Aimo Cajander, Antigonus III Doson, Luis Carlos Galán, and Ligdan Khan. After her are Amenemnisu, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Gudfred, Yuriy Yekhanurov, Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff, and Franz Walter Stahlecker.

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Among people born in 1889, Amrit Kaur ranks 66. Before her are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Walther Gerlach, Olave Baden-Powell, Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Zoltán Tildy. After her are Harry Nyquist, Frans Masereel, Reggie Walker, Stanislav Kosior, R. G. Collingwood, and María Capovilla. Among people deceased in 1964, Amrit Kaur ranks 47. Before her are Adib Shishakli, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Peter Lorre, Heinrich Neuhaus, Cole Porter, and J. B. S. Haldane. After her are Werner Kempf, Vladko Maček, Flannery O'Connor, August Sander, Francisco Craveiro Lopes, and Bechara El Khoury.

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In India

Among people born in India, Amrit Kaur ranks 239 out of 1,861. Before her are Ajay Banga (1959), Jayadeva (1170), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), and S. R. Ranganathan (1892). After her are Namdev (1270), Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Hema Malini (1948), Amjad Khan (1940), Feroz Khan (1939), and Tatya Tope (1814).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Amrit Kaur ranks 82. Before her are Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Sikandar Lodi (1450), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), Birbal (1528), and Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905). After her are V. V. Giri (1894), Nirmala Sitharaman (1959), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Dhyan Chand (1905), Priyanka Gandhi (1972), and Pushyamitra Shunga (-300).

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