Harjit Sajjan
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Harjit Singh Sajjan PC OMM MSM CD MP (born September 6, 1970)[1] is a Canadian Liberal politician. He was the Canadian Minister of National Defence. Sajjan is also a Member of Parliament representing the Vancouver South riding. He was a decorated lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces.[2] Before becoming a politician he spent 11 years as a police officer and detective.[3]
Harjit Sajjan Media
Sajjan speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum in 2016
Sajjan with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in 2018
Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (OMM)
Ribbon bar of the en:Meritorious Service Medal (Canada), military division
South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon
CAN General Campaign Star SWA two bars (390 days)
UK Mentioned in Despatches oak leaf device (bronze: 1920-1994).
Ribbon of Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon
Ribbon of the Canadian Forces Decoration and bar
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References
- ↑ Laurent Lagneau (November 7, 2015). "Un Sikh nommé ministre de la Défense au Canada". Zone Militaire. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Tamara Baluja (4 November 2015). "Harjit Sajjan: Meet Canada's new 'badass' defence minister". CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse (7 November 2015). "Sikh warrior Harjit Sajjan will draw on combat experience in Bosnia and Afghanistan in new role as Canadian defence minister". South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Canada's New Defense Minister Made His Own Gas Mask to Work With His Sikh Beard". Foreign Policy. Retrieved August 31, 2023.