Shivinder Singh Sidhu

Shivinder Singh Sidhu (13 October 1929 – 25 October 2018)[8] was an Indian political figure.

Shivinder Singh Sidhu
Governor of Goa
In office
21 July 2008[1] – 7 September 2011[2]
Preceded byS. C. Jamir
Succeeded byK. Sankaranarayanan
Governor of Meghalaya
In office
29 October 2007 – 30 June 2008
Preceded byBanwari Lal Joshi[3]
Succeeded byRanjit Shekhar Mooshahary[4]
Governor of Manipur
In office
6 August 2004[5] – 22 July 2008
Preceded byArvind Dave
Succeeded byGurbachan Jagat
Secretary-General, International Civil Aviation Organization[6]
In office
1988–1991
Preceded byYves Lambert
Succeeded byPhilippe Rochat
Personal details
Born(1929-10-13)13 October 1929
Died25 October 2018(2018-10-25) (aged 89)[7]
New Delhi, India

Biography

Sidhu was an IAS officer, 1952 class of the Uttar Pradesh state cadre. He served as the District Magistrate of Kanpur and subsequently as Commissioner of Agra Division. He was the Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization from August 1988 to August 1991. He later became the List of governors of Manipur on 6 August 2004[9], when he succeeded Arvind Dave.

Sidhu was also the Governor of Meghalaya from October 2007 to 1 July 2008[10] and Governor of Goa from 22 July 2008 to 26 August 2011.[11][12]

He died on 25 October 2018 at the age of 89.[13]

The ICAO Remembered Sidhu by flying its official flag at half-mast on 25 October, the day Dr.Shivinder Singh Sidhu, former Secretary General of ICAO died.[14]

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References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026070812/https://rajbhavan.goa.gov.in/dr-shivinder-singh-sidhu
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026070812/https://rajbhavan.goa.gov.in/dr-shivinder-singh-sidhu
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026071527/http://meggovernor.gov.in/past_gov.html
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026071527/http://meggovernor.gov.in/past_gov.html
  5. "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Manipur official website.
  6. "Shivinder Singh Sidhu (India) SEVENTH ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL". ICAO official website.
  7. "Former Meghalaya, Manipur Governor SS Sidhu no more". Northeast Now. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. "Shivinder Singh Sidhu sworn in as former Goa Governor", PTI (The Hindu), 21 July 2008.
  9. "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Manipur official website.
  10. "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Meghalaya official website.
  11. "Past Governors". Raj Bhavan Goa official website.
  12. "Three more governors shuffled", IST, TNN (The Times of India), 9 July 2008.
  13. "Former Meghalaya, Manipur Governor SS Sidhu no more". North East Now. 25 October 2018.
  14. Adam, Sophia (9 November 2018). "ICAO Remembers Dr Shivinder Singh Sidhu". ABC Live India. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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