Harjit Sajjan

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A profile

The Times of India, November 5, 2015

India-born first-time Sikh MP Harjit Sajjan, who is the new defence minister, is a decorated police and army official. Sajjan has been the first Sikh to command a Canadian regiment, called the Duke of Connaught's Own, which is a reserve regiment based in British Columbia province. Sajjan is a combat veteran and has served in Bosnia and had three deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was given the Meritorious Service Medal in March 2013. As the new defence minister, Sajjan will work with Trudeau on reshaping Canada's combat mission fighting the IS in Iraq and Syria. A father of two, Sajjan was with the Vancouver Police Department for 11 years and served as a detective for the gang crime unit. However, Sajjan's nomination as the Liberal Party candidate from Vancouver South last year attracted controversy when many Sikh leaders resigned from the party , alleging that the leadership has been `manipulated' by hardliner Sikhs of the World Sikh Organization (WSO). Sajjan's father Kundan Sajjan is a board member of the WSO.