Giani Gurmukh Singh Mussafir
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Honorable Jathedar Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir |
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| ਮਾਣਯੋਗ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੁਸਾਫ਼ਿਰ |
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| 16th Jathedar of Akal Takht | |
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In office 1930–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Teja Singh Akarpuri |
| Succeeded by | Wasakha Singh Dadehar |
| 10th Chief Minister of Panjab | |
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In office 11 November 1966 – 8 March 1967 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule in Panjab |
| Succeeded by | Gurnam Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gurmukh Singh January 15, 1899 Adhwal, , Panjab |
| Died | January 18, 1976 (aged 77) Delhi, India |
| Nationality |
Sikh Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Religion | Sikh |
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India.
Musafir was born on 15 January 1899 at Adhval, in Campbellpore district of Punjab province in British India (presently of Punjab Province in Pakistan).
He completed primary education from the village primary school and then went to Rawalpindi to pass the middle school examination. In 1918, he became a teacher at Khalsa High School, Kallar. His four years there as a teacher earned him the epithet Giani, Musafir being the pseudonym he had adopted. In 1922, he gave up teaching and joined the Akali agitation for Gurudwara reform. For taking part in the Guru ka Bagh agitation in 1922, he underwent imprisonment.
He was appointed to the highest religious office of Sikhism Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 12 March 1930 to 5 March 1931.
Musafir joined the freedom movement in the early 1920s and courted arrest several times till 1947. He courted arrest in the Civil disobedience movement in 1930. He became the head of Akal Takht, central seat of religious authority for the Sikhs. He held this office from 12 March 1930 to 5 March 1931. He also served for a time as secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee as well as general secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He also courted arrest as part of Satyagraha and Quit India movements.
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