Umaid Singh GCSI GCIE Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order was Maharaja of Jodhpur from 1918 to his death.
Background
The second son of Maharaja Sir Sardar Singh, he succeeded his elder brother Maharaja Sir Sumair Singh upon his death in 1918. In 1922 he served as the aide-de-camp to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).
Career
Ruling under the regency of his granduncle until 1923, he was then formally invested as Maharaja by Lord Reading. During his reign, Sir Umaid Singh reformed and reorganised the Jodhpur State Forces and the judicial department, introduced a scheme for extending primary education, revised the land revenue settlement and established state pensions and a Provident Fund for state employees. Enjoying a distinguished military career, he died at his estate on Mount Abu on 9 June 1947 after a reign of 29 years, aged but 43.
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal; Service Medal; Royal Victorian Order; King George VI Coronation Medal; Grand Cross; Grand Commander; Order of the Dragon of Annam; War Medal