Harjit Sajjan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Harjit Sajjan

Canadian Liberal politician

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1970

Place of Birth: Hoshiarpur District, Punjab, India

Profession: politician, soldier

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Harjit Singh Sajjan, (, HAR-jeet SING SAJ-?n; born September 6, 1970), is a Canadian Liberal politician, 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.