A jathedar ( pa, ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ) is a leader of high regard chosen to head and ensure discipline within a

jatha A Jatha ( Punjabi: ਜੱਥਾ g ਜਥੇ l) is an armed body of Sikhs. They have existed in Sikh tradition since the beginning of the Khalsa (Sikh community) in 1699 CE. A Jatha basically means a group of people. The Damdami Taksal Jatha ...

, a body of

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

. The

Jathedar of the Akal Takht The Jathedar of the Akal Takht ( pa, ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the head of the Akal Takht and head of the Sikhs worldwide. The jathedar has the de facto power as the supreme spokesperson of the Khalsa t ...

is the central head of the Sikhs worldwide, who makes all important decisions after consultation with the jathedars of the other four takhts. The current Jathedar of the Akal Takht is

Jagtar Singh Hawara Jagtar Singh Hawara ( pa, ਜਗਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਹਵਾਰਾ; born 16 May 1973) is a Sikh political prisoner and member of Babbar Khalsa who has been serving as the Sarbat Khalsa appointed jathedar of the Akal Takht since 2015. He was ...

, who was appointed by the

Sarbat Khalsa Sarbat Khalsa (lit. meaning ''all the Khalsa''; Punjabi: (Gurumukhi)), was a biannual deliberative assembly (on the same lines as a Parliament in a Direct Democracy) of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in Panjab during the 18th century. It literally t ...

on 10 November 2015. Due to the political imprisonment of Hawara,

Dhian Singh Mand Dhian Singh Mand (born 3 May 1961) is a Sikh politician who has been serving as the Sarbat Khalsa appointed acting jathedar of the Akal Takht The Jathedar of the Akal Takht ( pa, ਜੱਥੇਦਾਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ ਸਾਹਿ� ...

appointed by the

and Harpreet Singh appointed by

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ( SGPC; "Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee") is an organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the union ...

have been serving as the acting jathedars.

Jathedars of the Akal Takht

* Gurdas Bhalla * Mani Singh *

Darbara Singh Darbara Singh (10 February 1916 — 10 March 1990) was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1980 to 1983. Freedom struggle and provincial politics Sardar Darbara Singh (1916–1990), born into the prosperous Jatt zamindar family of Sardar D ...

* Kapur Singh Virk *

Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Sultan-ul-Qaum Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (3 May 1718 – 23 October 1783) was a Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy, being the Supreme Leader of the Dal Khalsa. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl. This period w ...

* Phula Singh * Hanuman Singh * Prahlad Singh * Arur Singh Naushehra * Teja Singh Bhuchar *

Teja Singh Akarpuri Teja Singh Akarpuri (1892 – 20 November 1975) was an Indian and Sikh politician who served as the 11th Jathedar of Akal Takht from 1921 to 1923 and 1926 to 1930. He was the First MP from Gurdaspur constituency In Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1 ...

& * Udham Singh Nagoke & * Acchar Singh & * Didar Singh * Jawaher Singh Mattu Bhaike * Gurmukh Singh Musafir * Wasakha Singh Dadehar * Mohan Singh Nagoke *

Partap Singh Giani Partap Singh (Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਸਿੰਘ; 3 January 1904 – 10 May 1984) was a Sikh priest and Panjabi writer. He served as the first acting Jathedar of Akal Takht from 19 December 1937 to 1948 and 1 ...

* Mohan Singh Tur * Sadhu Singh Bhaura * Kirpal Singh * Gurdial Singh Ajnoha * Jasbir Singh Rode *

Gurdev Singh Kaunke Gurdev Singh Kaunke ( pa, ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਉਂਕੇ; 1949 – 1 January 1993) was a Sikh priest who served as the acting Jathedar of Akal Takht from 1986 to 1993. Early life Gurdev Singh was born in 1949 at village Kaun ...

Gurbachan Singh Manochahal Gurbachan Singh Manochahal was a Sikh extremist militant, who founded the Bhindranwale Tiger Force of Khalistan in 1984. Early life Gurbachan Singh was born on 6 June 1954 in the village Manochahal, Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of ...

* Darshan Singh * Manjit Singh * Ranjit Singh * Puran Singh * Joginder Singh Vadanti *

Gurbachan Singh Gurbachan Singh (10 December 1930 – 24 April 1980) was the third guru of the Sant Nirankari sect, considered to be heterodox by all Sikhs. He was born in Peshawar (modern-day Pakistan). He was declared next Baba by his father and predecesso ...

* Dhian Singh Mand * Harpreet Singh

Jathedars of Takht Kesgarh Sahib

* Karam Singh * Kharak Singh * Budh Singh * Puran Singh * Puran Singh * Resham Singh * Partap Singh * Bir Singh * Ajit Singh * Fauja Singh * Bachitar Singh * Guridal Singh * Harcharan Singh * Shavinder Singh * Balbir Singh * Manjit Singh * Tarlochan Singh * Amrik Singh * Amrik Singh Ajnala * Raghbir Singh

Jathedars of Takht Damdama Sahib

Deep Singh Baba Deep Singh (26 January 1682 – 13 November 1757) is revered among Sikhs as one of the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. He is remembered for his sacrifice and devotion to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. Baba Deep Singh was the fir ...

* Sudh Singh * Karam Singh * Natha Singh * Ran Singh * Bhagwaan Singh * Baghel Singh * Diwan Singh * Ram Singh * Harchand Singh longowal * Jagir Singh * Sabh Lakha Singh * Jaswant Singh * Sanjh Hakam Singh * Mehar Singh * Kewal Singh * Balwant Singh Nandgarh * Gurmukh Singh * Baljit Singh Daduwal * Harpreet Singh

Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib

* Iqbal Singh * Ranjit Singh * Baldev Singh

Jathedars of Takht Hazur Sahib

* Santokh Singh * Khushal Singh * Lal Singh * Bakhtawar Singh * Charat Singh * Mohar Singh * Ram Singh * Dharam Singh * Charat Singh * Sahib Singh * Aaya Singh * Jassa Singh * Isher Singh * Waryam Singh * Tara Singh * Atar Singh * Prem Singh * Deva Singh * Brij Singh * Jawahar Singh * Nanu Singh * Maan Singh * Daya Singh * Hari Singh * Hira Singh * Bahadur Singh * Hira Singh * Harnam Singh * Joginder Singh * Hajura Singh * Kulwant Singh

Jathedars of Damdami Taksal

* Gurbakhsh Singh * Soorat Singh * Gurdas Singh * Sant Singh * Daya Singh * Bhagovan Singh * Harnam Singh Bedi * Bishan Singh Muralewale * Sundar Singh Bhindranwale * Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale * Kartar Singh Bhindranwale *

Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (; born Jarnail Singh Brar; 2 June 1947– 6 June 1984) was a militant leader of the Sikh organization Damdami Taksal. He was not an advocate of Khalistan. "Bhindranwale was not an outspoken supporter of Khalistan, ...

* Thakur Singh * Ram Singh Sangrawa * Harnam Singh Dhumma

Jathedars of Budha Dal

* Binod Singh *

* Kapur Singh Virk *

Naina Singh Naina Singh (born 4 March 1994) is an Indian model and television actress known for winning '' Splitsvilla 10'' and playing Rhea Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya''. In 2020 she participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 14''. Early life Singh is a st ...

* Phula Singh * Hanuman Singh * Prahlad Singh * Giana Singh Deol * Teja Singh * Sahib Singh Kaladhari *

Chet Singh Rafa'at wa Awal-i-Martabat Maharaja Sri Chait Singh Sahib Bahadur (died 29 March 1810), commonly known as Chait Singh, was a ruler of Kingdom of Benares in northern India. Maharaja Balwant Singh's elder son, Rafa'at wa Awal-i-Martabat Raja Sri ...

* Santa Singh * Surjit Singh * Joginder Singh

Jathedars of Taruna Dal

* Gurbakhsh Singh * Sudha Singh * Karam Singh * Natha Singh * Ram Singh Bedi * Jassa Singh * Nand Singh * Ram Singh * Gurmukh Singh * Sadhu Singh * Bishan Singh * Kirtan Singh * Makhan Singh * Gajjan Singh

Jathedars of Bidhi Chand Dal

* Bidhi Chand Chhina * Lal Chand * Gurdial Chand * Hukam Chand * Jeoun Singh * Jaspat Singh * Bhag Singh * Labh Singh * Natha Singh * Sohan Singh * Daya Singh Sur Singh * Avtar Singh Sur Singh

References

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