Nirmal Singh Kahlon (1942/1943 – 16 July 2022) was an Indian politician and member of

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...

. He was the speaker of the

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directl ...

Posts held in the State of Punjab

Minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

of Rural Development and Panchayats State of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

from 1997 to 2002. *Speaker of the

from 2007 to 2012.

Controversies

Kahlon was charged in a recruitment scam case but was later acquitted by the courts.

Personal life

Kahlon was married to Surinder Kaur Kahlon. She died in 2015. He died in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

on 16 July 2022 at the age of 79.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kahlon, Nirmal Singh 1940s births 2022 deaths Shiromani Akali Dal politicians Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Punjab, India MLAs 2002–2007 Punjab, India MLAs 1997–2002 Year of birth missing