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'''Giani Partap Singh''' (Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਸਿੰਘ; 3 January 1904&nbsp;– 10 May 1984) was a Sikh priest and Panjabi writer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |date=1992–1998 |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=3 |___location=Patiala |pages=358–359 |oclc=29703420}}</ref> He served as the first acting [[Jathedar of Akal Takht]] from 19 December 1937 to 1948 and 19th [[Jathedar of Akal Takht]] from 1952 to 15 February 1955.<ref name=GPSJ>{{cite book|last1=Nirankari|first1=Dr Maan Singh|title=Giani Partap Singh Ji|date=1900s|publisher=Darbar Printing Press|page=17|ref=BK-005906}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==

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== Death ==

He was assassinated by Unknown Gunmen.<ref name=GPSJ /><ref name=":0" />

He was assassinated by [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]]'s companion Daya Singh in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]] for criticising the occupation of the Akal Takht of the Golden temple by Bhindranwale and his corhorts. He described this occupation as sacrilegious to the Sikh faith.<ref name=GPSJ />

== References ==