The Chief Minister of Punjab and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann has welcomed his first child with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur. Mann took to social media and shared the news of the birth of his daughter and also shared the first picture of his daughter.
The Chief Minister announced the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, and stated that the mother and the baby are doing well. The Chief Minister stated in the tweet, “God has provided the gift of a daughter. The mother and the child are in good health.
About Bhagwant Mann
Bhagwant Mann was born on October 17, 1973, in the Sikh family of Punjab to Mohinder Singh and Harpal Kaur in Satoj village of Sangrur, Punjab. He is a commerce graduate from Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam.
Before coming into politics, Mann was a comedian who also competed in Star Plus’s popular 2008 show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He joined AAP in 2014 to contest the election in the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency and won by more than 2 lakh votes against Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
On March 16, 2022, he took the oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab and became the youngest CM of the state since the 1970s. Both of his children came from the USA to attend their father’s oath-taking ceremony.
Who is Dr. Gurpreet Kaur?
Bhagwant Mann got married for the second time to Dr. Gurpreet Kaur in a private ceremony in the presence of family members, AAP top leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, Raghav Chaddha, and close friends. Gurpreet has completed her MBBS from Maharishi Markandeshwar University (MMU, 2013–18).
She hails from the village of Pehowa in the district of Kurukshetra (Haryana). As per media sources, the Punjab CM’s mother and sister wanted him to marry again, and hence they chose the bride, Gurpreet Kaur, for him. The couple will tie the knot on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at his Chandigarh residence.
Gurpreet Kaur and Bhagwant Mann have an age gap of 16 years. Mann is close to 49 years old, and Gurpreet is close to 34 years old.
Bhagwant Mann’s First Wife
Bhagwant Mann was earlier married to Inderpreet Kaur, with whom he has two children: a son, Dilshan (19), and a daughter, Seerat Mann (22). Both the children are studying in the United States of America, and reportedly, their mother lives with them.
Mann reportedly got too indulged in politics and was not able to dedicate enough time to his wife, which led to their separation about six years ago. Both filed for divorce in 2015 and got separated. Since then, the children have lived with their mother.