Avtar Singh Makkar

Avtar Singh Makkar (1943–2019) was a Punjabi politician and former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.^[4][5]

Avtar Singh Makkar
President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee[1]
In office 23 November 2005 – 4 November 2016
Preceded by	Jagir Kaur
Succeeded by	Kirpal Singh Badungar
Personal details
Born	3 January 1943[2] Sargodha, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	21 December 2019[3] Gurugram, Haryana
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Parent(s)	S. Harbans Singh and Smt. Kishan Kaur

Life and career

After the Partition of India, Avtar Singh Makkar and his family first settled at Mustafabad and then in Roorkee, and finally in Jagraon, Ludhiana District. He did Faculty of Science from Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College and then served in Life Insurance Corporation of India.^[6]

Later, Avtar Singh Makkar served in Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and in 2005 become President of SGPC, till 2016. From 2011 to 2016, he served due to the order of Supreme Court of India.^[7]

Death

On 21 December 2019 Avtar Singh Makkar died at a private hospital in Gurugram, following a brief illness.^[3]