Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (b. 1916)
Giani Zail Singh (pronunciation , born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was the seventh and the first Sikh president of India serving from 1982 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he was a politician with the Indian National Congress party, and had held several ministerial posts in the Union Cabinet, including that of Home Minister. He also served as the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1983 to 1986.
His presidency was marked by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He died of injuries in 1994, after a car accident.