Mehtab Kaur | |
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Maharani of Patiala | |
Tenure | 1938 – 1947 |
Predecessor | Bakhtawar Kaur |
Successor | Preneet Kaur (titular) Royalty abolished |
Born | Mohinder Kaur 14 September 1922 Ludhiana, Punjab Province, British India |
Died | 24 July 2017 Patiala, Punjab, India | (aged 94)
Maharaja | |
Issue Detail |
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Father | Sardar Harchand Singh Jaijee |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1967–1971 | |
Preceded by | Sardar Hukam Singh |
Succeeded by | Sat Pal Kapur |
Constituency | Patiala |
Personal details | |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Residence(s) | New Motibagh Palace, Patiala |
Mehtab Kaur (née Mohinder Kaur; 14 September 1922 – 24 July 2017) was the second wife of the ninth and the last ruling Maharaja of Patiala Yadavindra Singh (1913–1974). She was the mother of Amarinder Singh, the former Chief Minister of Punjab. Had it not been for the erstwhile Indian princely families being stripped of their titles in 1971, upon the death of her husband she would have been considered Rajmata (queen mother), and in popular usage was commonly referred to as such.