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Harjit Singh Sajjan Takes Oath As Canada's New Defence Minister
04 Nov, 2015
A decorated police and army official, Harjit Singh 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 has served in Afghanistan and Bosnia and been twice a special adviser on Afghanistan. He was given the Meritorious Service Medal in March 2013.
A father of two, the 45-year-old Sajjan was with the Vancouver Police Department for 11 years and served as a detective for the gang crime unit.
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