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Sikander Bakht

Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2004)

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Born
August 24, 1918
Died
February 23, 2004
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1918

About Sikander Bakht

Sikander Bakht was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, served as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, and as a cabinet minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour of the Government of India. In May 1996, during the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ministry, Bakht served as Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Urban Affairs. After the collapse of the Vajpayee government, Bakht became the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha once again.

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Sikander Bakht timeline

  1. In May 1996, during the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ministry, Bakht served as Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Urban Affairs.
  2. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour of the Government of India.

The world when Sikander Bakht was born

Sikander Bakht was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sikander Bakht's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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