Harjit Sajjan

: January 5, 2024
: Politician

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Full Name	Harjit Sajjan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 6, 1970(1970-09-06)
Age	54
Birthplace	Hoshiarpur
Country	India
Birth City	Punjab
Horoscope	Virgo

Harjit Sajjan Biography

Name	Harjit Sajjan
Birthday	Sep 6
Birth Year	1970
Place Of Birth	Hoshiarpur
Home Town	Punjab
Birth Country	India
Birth Sign	Virgo
Spouse	Kuljit Sajjan
Children(s)	Jeevut Sajjan, Arjun Sajjan

Harjit Sajjan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 6, 1970 in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. Canadian Liberal politician, who was sworn into the office of Minister of National Defence in 2015.

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Harjit Singh Sajjan, PC OMM MSM CD MP (/ˈ h ɑːr dʒ iː t ˈ s ɪ ŋ ˈ s æ dʒ ən / , HAR -jeet SING SAJ -ən; born September 6, 1970) is an Indian–Canadian politician and retired Canadian Army officer. A member of the Liberal Party, he is the current Minister of National Defence and a Member of Parliament representing the riding of Vancouver South. He is Canada’s first Sikh Minister of National Defence. Sajjan was first elected during the 2015 federal election, defeating Conservative incumbent MP Wai Young. Sajjan was sworn into Cabinet as Minister of National Defence, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015. Before politics, Sajjan was a detective investigating gangs for the Vancouver Police Department and at the same time a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces decorated for his service in Afghanistan. Sajjan was also the first Sikh Canadian to command a Canadian Army reserve regiment.

Sajjan joined The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) in 1989 as a trooper and was commissioned in 1991. He eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was deployed overseas four times in the course of his career: once to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and three times to Afghanistan. Sajjan was wounded during his service in Bosnia. Sajjan began his 11-year career as an officer of the Vancouver Police Department after returning from his Bosnian deployment. He ended his career with the Vancouver Police Department as a detective with the department’s gang crimes unit specializing in drug trafficking and organized-crime investigation.

Kundan Sajjan is his father. He has an older brother. He married Kuljit Sajjan in 1996. They had a son, Arjun and a girl, Jeevut.

Harjit Sajjan Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Politician
House	Living in own house.

Harjit Sajjan is one of the richest Politician from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harjit Sajjan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1989, he joined The British Columbia Regiment as a trooper. He was promoted to the rank lieutenant-colonel.

Multiple awards have been won for him, including the Order of Military Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal.

Harjit Singh Sajjan was born on September 6, 1970, in Bombeli, a village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. Sajjan’s father, Kundan Sajjan, was a Head constable with the Punjab Police in India, and is currently a member of the World Sikh Organization (WSO), a Sikh advocacy group. Harjit Singh, along with his mother and older sister, immigrated to Canada in 1976, when he was five years old, to join their father who had left for British Columbia two years earlier to work at a sawmill. While the family was getting established in their new life in Canada, his mother worked on berry farms in BC Lower Mainland during the summer where Harjit Singh and his sister would frequently join her. Harjit Singh grew up in a neighbourhood in South Vancouver.

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Who is Harjit Sajjan Dating?

According to our records, Harjit Sajjan married to Kuljit Sajjan. As of December 1, 2023, Harjit Sajjan’s is not dating anyone.

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Sajjan returned to Afghanistan for another tour of duty in 2009, taking another tour of leave from the Vancouver Police Department to do so. Having already taken two leaves of absence, Sajjan had to leave the Vancouver Police Department for his third tour of duty in 2010, during which he was assigned as a Special Assistant to then Major-General James L. Terry, the commander of American forces in Afghanistan.

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Harjit Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Harjit Sajjan celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.

He was bestowed with the Meritorious Service Medal in 2012 for diluting the Taliban’s influence in Kandahar Province. He has also been awarded the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal. He also received the Order of Military Merit award. He also served as an Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Who is the MP for Vancouver South?

British Columbia electoral district
MP| Harjit Sajjan Liberal
District created| 2003
First contested| 2004
Last contested| 2021

What is the name of Defence minister of Canada?

Minister of National Defence
Ministre de la Défense nationale
Incumbent Anita Anand since 26 October 2021
Department of National Defence Canadian Armed Forces
Style| The Honourable

Who is minister Sajjan?

A member of the Liberal Party, Sajjan represents the British Columbia (BC) riding of Vancouver South in the House of Commons, taking office as member of Parliament (MP) following the 2015 election. Sajjan served as the minister of national defence from 2015 to 2021.