Parkash Singh Badal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Parkash Singh Badal

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Faridkot district, Punjab, India

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Parkash Singh Badal (born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017.
He is also the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party.
He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal.
As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, in 2015.