Joginder Sen

Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986)^[1] was the last ruling Raja of Mandi State, and was subsequently a diplomat and Member of Parliament.^[2]

Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Raja Sir Shri Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI, Raja of Mandi
Reign	1913–1948
Born	Joginder Sen (1904-08-20)20 August 1904 Mandi State, Punjab States Agency, British Raj
Died	16 June 1986(1986-06-16) (aged 81) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Member of Lok Sabha from Mandi
In office 1957–1962

Life

Joginder Sen succeeded to the Mandi throne on 28 April 1913, aged eight.^[1] On 18 February 1925, he received an honorary commission as a lieutenant in the British Indian Army.^[3] Knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1931 New Year Honours list,^[4] he was promoted to honorary captain on 26 September 1931 and to honorary major on 24 December 1938.^[5][6] He received his final promotion to honorary lieutenant-colonel on 15 October 1946,^[7] and received an honorary commission in the same rank in the post-Independence Indian Army on 18 January 1951.^[8]

After serving as Ambassador to Brazil, Raja Joginder Sen represented the Mandi constituency in the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1962.^[2]

He was married to Amrit Kaur Sahiba.