W. Pranit Singh
Wahengbam Pranit Singh | |
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ꯋꯥꯍꯦꯡꯕꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯅꯤꯠ ꯁꯤꯡꯍ꯫ | |
Minister of Education and Youth Development | |
Assumed office 15 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Klarissa Sriraya |
Deputy | Shivangi Roy (until Aug'24) Jatin Naik (until Aug'24) Abayat Ibtiyaz (from Aug'24) Rajia Hazarika (from Aug'24) |
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports | |
In office 12 May 2024 – 15 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Klarissa Sriraya |
Succeeded by | Self, as Minister of Education and Youth Development Tanvi Sridasa, as Minister of Sports |
Minister of Royal Court Affairs | |
Assumed office 15 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Klarissa Sriraya |
Minister of Culture | |
In office 29 March 2024 – 12 May 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Klarissa Sriraya |
Preceded by | Jayden Dagsa (as Minister of National Development) |
Succeeded by | Tanvi Sridasa (as Minister of Culture and Media) |
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources | |
In office 29 March 2024 – 12 May 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Klarissa Sriraya |
Preceded by | Jayden Dagsa (as Minister of National Development) |
Succeeded by | Arnab Deka |
In office 14 June 2023 – 12 August 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Preceded by | Farhaz Hazarika |
Succeeded by | Ministry abolished |
Chief Minister of Purvanchal | |
In office 1 January 2024 – 29 March 2024 | |
Monarch | Varuna Sriraya |
Regent | Princess Krishna |
Governor | Rajdeep Deka |
Preceded by | Shivangi Roy |
Governor of Madhya Prant | |
In office 12 August 2023 – 4 November 2023 | |
Appointed by | Varuna Sriraya |
Monarchs | Arnab Sil |
Preceded by | Ankurjyoti Thakuria |
Succeeded by | Reshmi Hazarika |
Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration | |
In office 12 November 2022 – 14 June 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Preceded by | Abhiraj Kar |
Succeeded by | Suryadeva Kapei |
Minister of Social Welfare | |
In office 12 November 2022 – 18 March 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Preceded by | Kevin Doan |
Succeeded by | Farhaz Hazarika |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs | |
In office 22 November 2021 – 9 February 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Preceded by | Matthew Griffin |
Succeeded by | Rey Jr. Mancio |
In office 12 May 2022 – 11 November 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Succeeded by | Manggala Alif Prasetia |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Nature, Health, Hygiene and Swachhta Mission | |
In office 9 February 2022 – 17 March 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Farhaz Hazarika |
Preceded by | Arturo Lara |
Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household | |
In office 3 July 2021 – 12 August 2023 | |
Monarch | Varuna Sriraya |
Succeeded by | Tanvi Sridasa |
Personal details | |
Born | 2001 (age 22–23) |
Political party | National People's Congress |
Education | BA (Hons) in Political Science MBA (pursuing) |
W. Pranit Singh (Meitei: ꯋꯥꯍꯦꯡꯕꯝ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯅꯤꯠ ꯁꯤꯡꯍ꯫) is a Vishwamitran politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Education and Youth Development and Minister of Royal Court Affairs since 15 June 2024. He has previously served as the Governor of Madhya Prant in 2023 and has been the Chief Minister of Purvanchal between January and March 2024. He has held various positions in the union council of ministers holding various portfolios both as a cabinet minister and as a minister of state. He has also held the position of the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household between July 2021 and August 2023. He also briefly served as the Ambassador to the Maritime Republic of The Damariscotta between May and July 2021.
He is a friend of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya and former prime minister Farhaz Hazarika.
Birth and personal life
W. Pranit Singh was born in 2001 and is the only child of his parents. He is a friend of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya and former prime minister Farhaz Hazarika.
Career
Diplomatic and household career
Pranit Singh was introduced to micronationalism on the pursuit of his friend and then home minister Farhaz Hazarika in April 2021. His first assignment was as the non-resident Ambassador to the Maritime Republic of The Damariscotta, a position to which he was appointed in May 2021. He continued to serve as the ambassador until July 2021.
Upon relinquishing the duties as the ambassador following the fall of The Damariscotta, he was appointed as the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household in July 2021 and has since then been serving in office.
Political career
Singh joined politics with the National People's Congress prior to the November 2021 general election. He was nominated as the party's candidate for the Basistha Rural constituency of the Lok Sabha from which he was elected unopposed to the 14th Lok Sabha.
Following his election to the Lok Sabha and owing to his close relationship with Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika, he was appointed to the union council of ministers as a Minister of State with independent charge. He was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs with the additional charge as Minister of State for Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office on 22 November 2021. In a cabinet reshuffle on 9 February 2022, he was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Nature, Health, Hygiene and Swachhta Mission. Following the assumption of executive government powers by the Rashtradhyaksh on 17 March 2022, he ceased to be a member of the union council of ministers.
Upon the restoration of political power upon the council of ministers in May 2022, he was re-appointed to the union council of ministers on 12 May 2022. He was re-appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs and the Minister of State for Home Affairs. He served in the positions till November 2022. He re-contested an election to the Lok Sabha during the 2022 general election as a candidate for the National People's Congress. He was nominated by the party to contest from two seats, the Basistha Central seat and the Basant Bahar seat. He was unopposed elected from the Basant Bahar seat and withdrew his nomination from Basistha Central.
Upon being re-elected to the Lok Sabha, he was promoted as a cabinet minister in the council of ministers. He was appointed as the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration and Social Welfare on 12 November 2022. In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 18 March 2023, he was shifted out of the Ministry of Social Welfare but continued to serve as the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration. However, he was replaced as the minister in the ministry in yet another cabinet reshuffle which took place on 14 June 2023. Following the reshuffle, he was appointed as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and served till 12 August 2023 when he ceased to be a minister of the union.
Upon ceasing to be a minister, he was appointed as the Governor of Madhya Prant on 12 August 2023 to succeed Ankurjyoti Thakuria who was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Basistha. His term as governor ended on 4 November 2023 after Reshmi Hazarika was appointed as his successor. He was designated to succeed Shivangi Roy as the Chief Minister of Purvanchal in December 2023 and assumed office on 1 January 2024. He served as the chief minister until resigning on 29 March 2024 after being appointed as a cabinet minister in the union cabinet headed by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya. He was appointed as Minister of Culture and Environment and Natural Resources. In a brief cabinet reshuffle on 12 May 2024, he was appointed as the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports and served till 15 June 2024 when he was redesignated as Minister of Education and Youth Development. He has since then been serving in office.
Positions held
Honours
Honours of Vishwamitra
- Vishwamitra:
- Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Rajaswi Vishwamitra (GCRV) (1 August 2024)[1]
- Commander of the Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (CSV) (1 May 2024)
- Recipient 4th Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (DLSM) (15 April 2023)
- Recipient of the National Service Medal (NSM) (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (RSM) (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSM) (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)
- Recipient of the Installation Medal of Rashtradhyaksh III (1 August 2024)[1]
- Basistha:
- Grand Companion of the Most Excellent Order of Merit of Basistha (GCMB) – Maha Sri Satya (27 January 2024)
- Companion of the Most Excellent Order of Merit of Basistha (CMB) (27 January 2023)
- Beltola:
- Commander First Class of the Most Faithful Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Beltola (CFLB) – Maha Vijaya (18 July 2022)
- Kamrupa:
- Commander Grand Knight of the Premier and Exalted Order of Kamrupa (GKK) – Maha Pramukha (1 October 2024)
- Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Kamrupa (CSK) (1 April 2023)
- Madhya Prant:
- Knight Grand Companion of the Most Blessed Order of the Crown of Madhya Prant (GCCM) – Maha Sri Prathama (23 February 2024)
- Companion of the Most Blessed Order of the Crown of Madhya Prant (CCM) (7 March 2023)
- Purvanchal:
- Knight Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (GCCP) – Maha Sri Uttama (4 July 2022)
- Knight Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Maharaja Varuna Sriraya (GCVS) – Maha Sri Indra (11 January 2024)
- Member of the Most Eminent Order of Loyalty and Faithful Service (12 February 2022)
- Uttaranchal:
- Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Uttaranchal (KCCU) – Maha Shrestha (14 September 2024)
- Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Uttaranchal (CCU) (4 May 2023)
Foreign honours
- Creek and Lake:
- Honorary Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the White Falcon (CWF) (1 June 2024)[2]
Order of wear
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sriraya, Varuna (2024-08-01). "2024 Rashtradhyaksh Installation Honours". Gazette of Vishwamitra.
- ↑ Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia, Arthur (1 June 2024). "2024 UKCL Coronation Honours".
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