title: Nirmal Singh Kahlon
text: # Nirmal Singh Kahlon
  
  Nirmal Singh Kahlon (1942/1943 – 16 July 2022) was an Indian politician and member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was the speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
  
  ## Posts held in the State of Punjab
  
  * Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats State of Punjab from 1997 to 2002.
  * Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
  
  ## Controversies
  
  Kahlon was charged in a recruitment scam case but was later acquitted by the courts.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Kahlon was married to Surinder Kaur Kahlon. She died in 2015. He died in Amritsar on 16 July 2022 at the age of 79.
  
  