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 ter ...

. 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 ...

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, 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 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, ...

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 unio ...

have been serving as the acting jathedars.

Jathedars of the Akal Takht

* Gurdas Bhalla *

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* 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 ...

Phula Singh Akali Phula Singh Nihang (born Nihang Singh; 1 January 1761 – 14 March 1823) was an Nihang, Akali Nihang Sikh leader. He was a saint soldier of the Khalsa Shaheedan Misl and head of the Dal Khalsa (Sikh Empire), Budha Dal in the early 19 ...

* Hanuman Singh * Prahlad Singh * Arur Singh Naushehra * Teja Singh Bhuchar * Teja Singh Akarpuri & * Udham Singh Nagoke & * Acchar Singh & * Didar Singh * Jawaher Singh Mattu Bhaike *

Gurmukh Singh Musafir Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Pun ...

* Wasakha Singh Dadehar * Mohan Singh Nagoke * Partap Singh * Mohan Singh Tur * Sadhu Singh Bhaura * Kirpal Singh * Gurdial Singh Ajnoha * Jasbir Singh Rode * Gurdev Singh Kaunke *

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 ...

* Jagtar Singh Hawara * 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 * 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

* Deep Singh * 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 Baba Binod Singh, (d. 1716 A.D.) a descendant of Guru Angad, was an army man and disciple of Guru Gobind Singh and was among few Sikhs who accompanied him to Nanded in 1708. In Budha Dal Chronicles, Guru Gobind Singh made Baba Binod Singh the head ...

* Kapur Singh Virk *

* Naina Singh *

* Hanuman Singh * Prahlad Singh * Giana Singh Deol * Teja Singh * Sahib Singh Kaladhari * Chet Singh * Santa Singh *

Surjit Singh Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa (10 October 1951 – 6 January 1984) was an Indian field hockey player, who played for India men's national field hockey team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He was a full back and captain of India field hockey t ...

* Joginder Singh

Jathedars of Taruna Dal

* Deep Singh * 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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