Okram Ibobi Singh

Okram Ibobi Singh
11th Chief Minister of Manipur
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2002
Preceded by	Radhabinod Koijam
Personal details
Born	19 July 1948 (1948-07-19) (age 63) Thoubal Athokpam, Northeast India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hindu

Okram Ibobi Singh (born 19 July 1948) is the Chief Minister of the state of Manipur, India. He has held that position since 7 March 2002. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.^[1]

Early life

He was born to Okram Angoubi and Lukamani Devi in 1948 on 19 July. He was born in Thoubal Athokpam.^[2]

Assassination attempt

On 2 September 2008, rebels in the state of Manipur attacked Okram Singh's house with rocket launchers while he and his family were sleeping. One security guard was injured in the attack, but Singh and his family were unharmed. The attackers have yet to be apprehended.^[3] A member of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak claimed responsibility for the attack via phone, and indicated it was meant as a warning to Singh to stop policies meant to thwart the insurgency in Manipur.^[4]

References

1. ^ IBOBI SINGH, Okram International Who's Who. accessed 1 September 2006.
2. ^ . His wife is also a member of legislative assembly, elected in 2007 Ibobi is the second CM from Thoubal District MArch 8, 2005 Mainpur Online
3. ^ Rebels bomb the Manipur CM's house 2 September 2008, thatstamil (in Tamil)
4. ^ Manipur chief minister escapes assassination bid 2 September 2008, The Statesman

External links

• Manipur NIC.
• Manipur Assembly NIC.

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Name	Singh, Okram Ibobi
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Date of birth	19 July 1948
Place of birth	Thoubal Athokpam, Northeast India
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