Nagendra Singh

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Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice.

He joined the World Court in 1973 and was its presiding judge between 1985 and February 1988. The International Court of Justice is based in The Hague and was set up by the United Nations in 1946 to settle disputes among states.

He was born in Dungarpur, Rajasthan in India March 1914 and rose through the Indian civil service becoming secretary to the country's President between 1966 and 1972.

He earlier served as joint secretary in India's Defense Ministry, director-general of transport and special secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Judge Nagendra Singh died in Hague on 11 December 1988.