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Sajjan India is a leading CDMO company that produces agrochemical intermediates, specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals for global customers. It has two production sites in Gujarat and a research centre in Mumbai, and follows ASQCI principles and environmental standards.
- People: Who We Are
Sajjan is India’s leading contract development and...
- Partners: What We Offer
Sajjan India has multiple decades of experience in...
- Planet: Our Promise
We consistently seek to change our business practices to...
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- Careers
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Sajjan India is an equal opportunity employer and any form...
- Contract Development and Manufacturing
Sajjan is committed to serving customer needs from R&T /...
- People: Who We Are
Retired. Rank. Detective. Harjit Singh Sajjan PC OMM MSM CD MP (/ ˈhɑːrdʒiːt ˈsɪŋ ˈsædʒən /, HAR-jeet SING SAJ-ən; born September 6, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of emergency preparedness and the president of the Privy Council since July 26, 2023.
Jun 27, 2024 · Then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan instructed Canadian special forces to rescue about 225 Afghan Sikhs after the Taliban takeover in August, 2021, in an operation that three military sources say...
- Early Years
- Military and Law Enforcement Career
- Entering Politics
- Minister of Defence, 2015–19
- Minister of Defence, 2019–21
- Minister of International Development
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Seeking a better life for his family, Harjit Sajjan’s father, Kundan Singh Sajjan, moved from India’s Punjab region to British Columbia in 1974. He found work in a sawmill. When Sajjan was five years old, the family was reunited in Vancouver. To help with the family’s meagre finances, Sajjan and his older sister often picked berries from early in t...
In 1989, when he was 19, Sajjan enlisted with the military reserves and trained as a trooper with the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own). Though he suffered much racial discrimination in his early years in the reserves, Sajjan graduated at the top of his class. He did officer training in Gagetown, New Brunswick; completed service a...
In 2014, Harjit Sajjan was recruited to run as a star candidate for the Liberal Party in the next federal election. He contested the ethnically and racially diverse riding of Vancouver South. Sajjan campaigned diligently in the months preceding the fall 2015 election. On 19 October, he earned 48.9 per cent of the vote to defeat Conservative MPWai Y...
In a 12 November 2015 mandate letter, Prime Minister Trudeau made Sajjan responsible for ensuring that the Canadian Armed Forceswere adequately equipped and prepared. He was tasked with pursuing 10 specific goals; these included ending Canada’s combat missions in Iraq and Syria, replacing Canada’s old CF-18 fighter aircraft and developing a new def...
On 22 October 2019, Sajjan won re-election in Vancouver South with 41.1 per cent of the vote. The Liberals remained in power, although with a minority government. Sajjan retained his position as Minister of National Defence. Sajjan’s mandated priorities included devising a new defence strategy; purchasing new fighter jets and naval vessels; improvi...
In the federal election on 15 September 2021, Sajjan won re-election in a landslide. Despite the censure motion and the negative press surrounding the defence department, he took 49.4 per cent of the vote, nearly double that of the second-place candidate, Sean McQuillan of the NDP. Following the election, however, Trudeau shuffled his Cabinet. Sajj...
In 1996, Sajjan married University of British Columbia medical student Kuljit Kaur. She established a family practice in Vancouver. They have two children together, daughter Jeevut and son Arjun.
Chief of Defence Staff Commendation (1998)Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)Mention in Dispatch (2008)Order of Military Merit (2012)Learn about Harjit Sajjan, the first Sikh Canadian to command a regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces and a former Minister of National Defence and International Development. Find out his biography, achievements, controversies and current role in the Liberal government.
Jun 27, 2024 · The minister of emergency preparedness says he relayed information to the military about how to help Sikhs in Kabul, but did not instruct them to do so. He dismisses a Globe and Mail report as "utter BS" and suggests he is being questioned because he is a Sikh.
Jul 31, 2024 · Harjit Sajjan is a former detective, lieutenant colonel and minister of national defence. He represents Vancouver South in the House of Commons and is the president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada.
Sajjan is a leading contract development and manufacturing company for active ingredients, electronic chemicals, speciality chemicals and intermediates. It has a certified manufacturing site in Gujarat and serves customers in 35+ countries with high-quality products and services.
