jathedar baba hanuman singh, also known as akali hanuman singh or amar shaheed baba hanuman singh, was a nihang singh was 7th jathedar of budha dal and jathedar of akal takhat. he was predecessor of akali phula singh. he attained martyrdom during fight with british and patiala rulers in 1845. in november 1755, he was born to garja singh and harnam kaur at village naurang singh wala, zira, ferozpur. at age of 68, he became jathedar of akal takhat.