Jathedar of Akal Takht

Jathedar of Akal Takht ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ
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Incumbent Jagtar Singh Hawara since 10 November 2015
Style	Sardar Bhai Sahib Honorable Jathedar (Formal) Singh Sahib (Formal)
Seat	Akal Takht
Appointer	Sarbat Khalsa
Term length	Dependent on Sikh Nation
Inaugural holder	Bhai Gurdas as Custodian of Akal Takht
Formation	17th Century
Website	Free Akal Takht

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The Jathedar of Akal Takht (Punjabi: ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ), is the appointed head of Akal Takht and the Sikh Nation of the world. Sikh clergy consists of five Jathedars, one each from five Takhts.

Originally known as Akal Bunga,^[1] the building directly opposite the Darbar Sahib was built by Guru Hargobind as a place of justice and consideration of temporal issues; the highest seat of earthly authority of the Khalsa (the collective body of the Sikhs) and the place of the Jathedar, the highest spokesman of the Sikh Nation.

Selection process

During the 18th and 19th century, Jathedars of Akal Takht were appointed by the Sarbat Khalsa, a biannual deliberative assembly of the entire Khalsa held at Amritsar, Panjab.

From 1920 to 2008, Jathedars of Akal Takht were appointed by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), an elected body of the Sikhs sometimes called "Parliament of Sikhs".

In November 2015, the Sikh diaspora appointed Jathedars of Akal Takht through the traditional Sarbat Khalsa at the Chabba village on the outskirts of Amritsar, Panjab. Some 100,000 ^[2] to 500,000 Sikhs attended the event from around the world. A few Sikh organizations did not attend and refused to recognize the resolutions of the event. The congregation of Sarbat Khalsa 2015 dismissed the SGPC Jathedar of Akal Takht and appointed two interim Jathedars of Akal Takht.

List

Colour key
Sarbat Khalsa SGPC

No.		Name (Birth–Death)	Assigned by	Term of office		Ref
Custodians of Akal Takht
	1	Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)	Guru Hargobind	1618	1636
	2	Mani Singh (1644–1737)	Guru Gobind Singh	1721	24 June 1734	^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
Jathedars of Akal Takht
	3	Darbara Singh (1644–1734)	Sarbat Khalsa	1722	1734	^[6]
	4	Kapur Singh Virk (1697–1753)	Sarbat Khalsa	1737	1753	^[7] ^[6] ^[8]
	5	Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (1718–1783)	Sarbat Khalsa	1753	1783	^[9] ^[10]
	6	Phula Singh (1761–1823)	Sarbat Khalsa	1800	1823	^[6]
	7	Hanuman Singh (1755–1845)	Sarbat Khalsa	1823	1846	^[6]
	8	Prahlad Singh	Sarbat Khalsa	1846	Unknown	^[11]
Sarbrah of Akal Takht
	9	Arur Singh Naushera	East India Company	1906	1921	^[12]
Jathedars of Akal Takht
	10	Teja Singh Bhuchar	Sarbat Khalsa	12 October 1920	1921	^[13] ^[14] ^[4]
	(11)	Teja Singh Akarpuri 1892-1975	SGPC	29 April 1921	13 October 1923	^[15]
	(12)	Udham Singh Nagoke (1894-1966)	SGPC	1923	1924	^[13]
	(13)	Acchar Singh (1893-1976)	SGPC	09 February 1924	10 January 1926	^[16]
	(12)	Udham Singh Nagoke (1894-1966)	SGPC	10 January 1926	short period	^[16]
	(11)	Teja Singh Akarpuri 1892-1975	SGPC	27 November 1926	21 January 1930	^[15]
	14	Didar Singh	SGPC	1925	short period	^[13] ^[14]
	15	Jawaher Singh Mattu Bhaike	SGPC	1926	short period	^[13] ^[14]
	16	Gurmukh Singh Musafir	SGPC	1931	1934	^[13] ^[14]
	17	Wasakha Singh Dadehar (1877-1957)	SGPC	October 1934	December 1934
	18	Mohan Singh Nagoke (1896-1969)	SGPC	1935	1952	^[14]
	19	Partap Singh (1904-1984)	SGPC	1952	1954	^[17]
	(13)	Acchar Singh (1893-1976)	SGPC	23 May 1955	08 November 1962	^[16]
	20	Mohan Singh Tur (1916-1979)	SGPC			^[18]
	21	Sadhu Singh Bhaura (1905-1984)	SGPC	1964	1980
	22	Gurdial Singh Ajnoha (1927-1982)	SGPC	2 March 1980	1983
	23	Kirpal Singh (1918-1993)	SGPC	1983	26 July 1986	^[19]
	24	Jasbir Singh Rode	Sarbat Khalsa	9 March 1988	1989	^[20]
	25	Darshan Singh (born 1940)	SGPC	1989	1990
	26	Manjit Singh	SGPC	1994	1997
	27	Ranjit Singh	SGPC	1997	1999
	28	Giani Puran Singh	SGPC	1999	2000
	29	Joginder Singh Vadanti	SGPC	2000	2008
	30	Gurbachan Singh (born 1948)	SGPC	06 August 2008	10 November 2015
	31	Jagtar Singh Hawara (born 1973)	Sarbat Khalsa	10 November 2015	Incumbent	^[21]
Vice Jathedars of Akal Takht
	1	Partap Singh (1904-1984)	SGPC	1938	1948	^[17]
	2	Kirpal Singh (1918-1993)	SGPC	1963	1965	^[19]
	3	Gurdev Singh Kaunke (1949-1993)	Sarbat Khalsa	26 January 1986	1993	^[22]
	4	Gurbachan Singh Manochahal (1954-1993)	Sarbat Khalsa	27 April 1986	26 January 1987	^[22] ^[23]
	5	Darshan Singh (born 1940)	SGPC	31 December 1986	9 March 1988	^[23] ^[22] ^[24]
	6	Dhian Singh Mand	Sarbat Khalsa	10 November 2015	Incumbent	^[21]

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